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Building a New Biocultural Synthesis

Author : Alan H. Goodman
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472022709
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book Building a New Biocultural Synthesis written by Alan H. Goodman and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2010-03-23 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthropology, with its dual emphasis on biology and culture, is--or should be--the discipline most suited to the study of the complex interactions between these aspects of our lives. Unfortunately, since the early decades of this century, biological and cultural anthropology have grown distinct, and a holistic vision of anthropology has suffered. This book brings culture and biology back together in new and refreshing ways. Directly addressing earlier criticisms of biological anthropology, Building a New Biocultural Synthesis concerns how culture and political economy affect human biology--e.g., people's nutritional status, the spread of disease, exposure to pollution--and how biological consequences might then have further effects on cultural, social, and economic systems. Contributors to the volume offer case studies on health, nutrition, and violence among prehistoric and historical peoples in the Americas; theoretical chapters on nonracial approaches to human variation and the development of critical, humanistic and political ecological approaches in biocultural anthropology; and explorations of biological conditions in contemporary societies in relationship to global changes. Building a New Biocultural Synthesis will sharpen and enrich the relevance of anthropology for understanding a wide variety of struggles to cope with and combat persistent human suffering. It should appeal to all anthropologists and be of interest to sister disciplines such as nutrition and sociology. Alan H. Goodman is Professor of Anthropology, Hampshire College. Thomas L. Leatherman is Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of South Carolina.

Building a New Biocultural Synthesis: Case studies and examples : contemporary populations

Author : Alan H. Goodman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781282555907
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (559 download)

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Download or read book Building a New Biocultural Synthesis: Case studies and examples : contemporary populations written by Alan H. Goodman and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

New Directions in Biocultural Anthropology

Author : Molly K. Zuckerman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118962966
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (189 download)

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Book Synopsis New Directions in Biocultural Anthropology by : Molly K. Zuckerman

Download or read book New Directions in Biocultural Anthropology written by Molly K. Zuckerman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-10-17 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biocultural or biosocial anthropology is a research approach that views biology and culture as dialectically and inextricably intertwined, explicitly emphasizing the dynamic interaction between humans and their larger social, cultural, and physical environments. The biocultural approach emerged in anthropology in the 1960s, matured in the 1980s, and is now one of the dominant paradigms in anthropology, particularly within biological anthropology. This volume gathers contributions from the top scholars in biocultural anthropology focusing on six of the most influential, productive, and important areas of research within biocultural anthropology. These are: critical and synthetic approaches within biocultural anthropology; biocultural approaches to identity, including race and racism; health, diet, and nutrition; infectious disease from antiquity to the modern era; epidemiologic transitions and population dynamics; and inequality and violence studies. Focusing on these six major areas of burgeoning research within biocultural anthropology makes the proposed volume timely, widely applicable and useful to scholars engaging in biocultural research and students interested in the biocultural approach, and synthetic in its coverage of contemporary scholarship in biocultural anthropology. Students will be able to grasp the history of the biocultural approach, and how that history continues to impact scholarship, as well as the scope of current research within the approach, and the foci of biocultural research into the future. Importantly, contributions in the text follow a consistent format of a discussion of method and theory relative to a particular aspect of the above six topics, followed by a case study applying the surveyed method and theory. This structure will engage students by providing real world examples of anthropological issues, and demonstrating how biocultural method and theory can be used to elucidate and resolve them. Key features include: Contributions which span the breadth of approaches and topics within biological anthropology from the insights granted through work with ancient human remains to those granted through collaborative research with contemporary peoples. Comprehensive treatment of diverse topics within biocultural anthropology, from human variation and adaptability to recent disease pandemics, the embodied effects of race and racism, industrialization and the rise of allergy and autoimmune diseases, and the sociopolitics of slavery and torture. Contributions and sections united by thematically cohesive threads. Clear, jargon-free language in a text that is designed to be pedagogically flexible: contributions are written to be both understandable and engaging to both undergraduate and graduate students. Provision of synthetic theory, method and data in each contribution. The use of richly contextualized case studies driven by empirical data. Through case-study driven contributions, each chapter demonstrates how biocultural approaches can be used to better understand and resolve real-world problems and anthropological issues.

A Companion to Medical Anthropology

Author : Merrill Singer
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119718945
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (197 download)

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Download or read book A Companion to Medical Anthropology written by Merrill Singer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-02-23 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fully revised new edition of the defining reference work in the field of medical anthropology A Companion to Medical Anthropology, Second Edition provides the most complete account of the key issues and debates in this dynamic, rapidly growing field. Bringing together contributions by leading international authorities in medical anthropology, this comprehensive reference work presents critical assessments and interpretations of a wide range of topical themes, including global and environmental health, political violence and war, poverty, malnutrition, substance abuse, reproductive health, and infectious diseases. Throughout the text, readers explore the global, historical, and political factors that continue to influence how health and illness are experienced and understood. The second edition is fully updated to reflect current controversies and significant new developments in the anthropology of health and related fields. More than twenty new and revised articles address research areas including war and health, illicit drug abuse, climate change and health, colonialism and modern biomedicine, activist-led research, syndemics, ethnomedicines, biocommunicability, COVID-19, and many others. Highlighting the impact medical anthropologists have on global health care policy and practice, A Companion to Medical Anthropology, Second Edition: Features specially commissioned articles by medical anthropologists working in communities worldwide Discusses future trends and emerging research areas in the field Describes biocultural approaches to health and illness and research design and methods in applied medical anthropology Addresses topics including chronic diseases, rising levels of inequality, war and health, migration and health, nutritional health, self-medication, and end of life care Part of the acclaimed Wiley Blackwell Companions to Anthropology series, A Companion to Medical Anthropology, Second Edition, remains an indispensable resource for medical anthropologists, as well as an excellent textbook for courses in medical anthropology, ethnomedicine, global health care, and medical policy.

Bones of Complexity

Author : Haagen D. Klaus
Publisher : University Press of Florida
ISBN 13 : 0813052599
Total Pages : 511 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Bones of Complexity written by Haagen D. Klaus and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Provides data and information that can be used for comparative analysis and as a foundation for further exploration. Inviting research from various geographic, cultural, and temporal locales from around the globe, the editors present a complex snapshot of the past."--Anne L. Grauer, editor of A Companion to Paleopathology "This cohesive collection of empirically based studies integrates biological and archaeological data in order to investigate social behavior and its linkages with human health. Relevant to anyone interested in the intersections of culture, health, and biology."--Jaime M. Ullinger, codirector, Quinnipiac University Bioanthropology Research Institute Drawing upon wide-ranging studies of prehistoric human remains from Europe, northern Africa, Asia, and the Americas, this groundbreaking volume unites physical anthropologists, archaeologists, and economists to explore how social structure can be reflected in the human skeleton. Contributors identify many ways in which social, political, and economic inequality have affected health, disease, metabolic insufficiency, growth, and diet. The volume makes a strong case for a broader integration of bioarchaeology with mortuary archaeology as its distinctive approaches offer new ways to look at power, resources, social organization, and the shape of human lives over time and across cultures. A volume in the series Bioarchaeological Interpretations of the Human Past: Local, Regional, and Global Perspectives, edited by Clark Spencer Larsen

The Routledge Companion to Contemporary Anthropology

Author : Simon Coleman
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317590678
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book The Routledge Companion to Contemporary Anthropology written by Simon Coleman and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-11-25 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Companion to Contemporary Anthropology is an invaluable guide and major reference source for students and scholars alike, introducing its readers to key contemporary perspectives and approaches within the field. Written by an experienced international team of contributors, with an interdisciplinary range of essays, this collection provides a powerful overview of the transformations currently affecting anthropology. The volume both addresses the concerns of the discipline and comments on its construction through texts, classroom interactions, engagements with various publics, and changing relations with other academic subjects. Persuasively demonstrating that a number of key contemporary issues can be usefully analyzed through an anthropological lens, the contributors cover important topics such as globalization, law and politics, collaborative archaeology, economics, religion, citizenship and community, health, and the environment. The Routledge Companion to Contemporary Anthropology is a fascinating examination of this lively and constantly evolving discipline.

Identified skeletal collections: the testing ground of anthropology?

Author : Charlotte Yvette Henderson
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1784918067
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (849 download)

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Book Synopsis Identified skeletal collections: the testing ground of anthropology? by : Charlotte Yvette Henderson

Download or read book Identified skeletal collections: the testing ground of anthropology? written by Charlotte Yvette Henderson and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-05-31 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human skeletons are widely studied in archaeological, anthropological and forensic settings to learn about the deceased. This book focusses on identified skeletal collections and discusses how and why collections were amassed and shows the vital role they play in improving methods and interpretations for archaeological and forensic research.

Culture, Environment and Health in the Yucatan Peninsula

Author : Hugo Azcorra
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030270017
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Culture, Environment and Health in the Yucatan Peninsula written by Hugo Azcorra and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-12-11 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book adopts a human ecology approach to present an overview of the biological responses to social, political, economic, cultural and environmental changes that affected human populations in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, since the Classic Maya Period. Human bodies express social relations, and we can read these relations by analyzing biological tissues or systems, and by measuring certain phenotypical traits at the population level. Departing from this theoretical premise, the contributors to this volume analyze the interactions between ecosystems, sociocultural systems and human biology in a specific geographic region to show how changes in sociocultural and natural environment affect the health of a population over time. This edited volume brings together contributions from a range of different scientific disciplines – such as biological anthropology, bioarchaeology, human biology, nutrition, epidemiology, ecotoxicology, political economy, sociology and ecology – that analyze the interactions between culture, environment and health in different domains of human life, such as: The political ecology of food, nutrition and health Impacts of social and economic changes in children’s diet and women’s fertility Biological consequences of social vulnerability in urban areas Impacts of toxic contamination of natural resources on human health Ecological and sociocultural determinants of infectious diseases Culture, Environment and Health in the Yucatan Peninsula – A Human Ecology Perspective will be of interest to researchers from the social, health and life sciences dedicated to the study of the interactions between natural environments, human biology, health and social issues, especially in fields such as biological and sociocultural anthropology, health promotion and environmental health. It will also be a useful tool to health professionals and public agents responsible for designing and applying public health policies in contexts of social vulnerability.

Theoretical Approaches in Bioarchaeology

Author : Colleen M. Cheverko
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429557418
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (295 download)

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Book Synopsis Theoretical Approaches in Bioarchaeology by : Colleen M. Cheverko

Download or read book Theoretical Approaches in Bioarchaeology written by Colleen M. Cheverko and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-08-20 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theoretical Approaches in Bioarchaeology emphasizes how several different theoretical perspectives can be used to reconstruct the biocultural experiences of humans in the past. Over the past few decades, bioarchaeology has been transformed through methodological revisions, technological advances, and the inclusion of external theoretical frameworks from the social and natural sciences. These interdisciplinary perspectives became the backbone of bioarchaeology and strengthened the discipline’s ability to address questions about past biological and social dynamics. Consequently, how, why, and when to apply external theory to studies of past populations are central and timely questions tied to future developments of the discipline. This book facilitates ongoing dialogues about theoretical applications within the field and interdisciplinary connections between bioarchaeology, biological anthropology, and other disciplines. Each chapter highlights how a theoretical framework originating from a social or natural science connects to past and future bioarchaeological research. For scholars and archaeologists interested in the theoretical applications of bioarchaeology, this book will be an excellent resource.

Holistic Anthropology

Author : David Parkin
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 085745319X
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (574 download)

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Download or read book Holistic Anthropology written by David Parkin and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2007-11-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Given the broad reach of anthropology as the science of humankind, there are times when the subject fragments into specialisms and times when there is rapprochement. Rather than just seeing them as reactions to each other, it is perhaps better to say that both tendencies co-exist and that it is very much a matter of perspective as to which is dominant at any moment. The perspective adopted by the contributors to this volume is that some anthropologists have, over the last decade or so, been paying considerable attention to developments in the study of social and biological evolution and of material culture, and that this has brought social, material cultural and biological anthropologists closer to each other and closer to allied disciplines such as archaeology and psychology. A more eclectic anthropology once characteristic of an earlier age is thus re-emerging. The new holism does not result from the merging of sharply distinguished disciplines but from among anthropologists themselves who see social organization as fundamentally a problem of human ecology, and, from that, of material and mental creativity, human biology, and the co-evolution of society and culture. It is part of a wider interest beyond anthropology in the origins and rationale of human activities, claims and beliefs, and draws on inferential or speculative reasoning as well as ‘hard’ evidence. The book argues that, while usefully borrowing from other subjects, all such reasoning must be grounded in prolonged, intensive and linguistically-informed fieldwork and comparison.

Social Bioarchaeology

Author : Sabrina C. Agarwal
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 144439052X
Total Pages : 485 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book Social Bioarchaeology written by Sabrina C. Agarwal and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-21 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrates new methodological directions in analyzing human social and biological variation Offers a wide array of research on past populations around the globe Explains the central features of bioarchaeological research by key researchers and established experts around the world

Sex and Gender in Paleopathological Perspective

Author : Anne L. Grauer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521620901
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (29 download)

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Book Synopsis Sex and Gender in Paleopathological Perspective by : Anne L. Grauer

Download or read book Sex and Gender in Paleopathological Perspective written by Anne L. Grauer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-12-10 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores ramifications of sex and gender on ancient and modern human diseases.

A Companion to Paleopathology

Author : Anne L. Grauer
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119111633
Total Pages : 634 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (191 download)

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Book Synopsis A Companion to Paleopathology by : Anne L. Grauer

Download or read book A Companion to Paleopathology written by Anne L. Grauer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-01-19 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Companion to Paleopathology offers a comprehensive overview of this rapidly growing sub- field of physical anthropology. Presents a broad overview of the field of paleopathology, integrating theoretical and methodological approaches to understand biological and disease processes throughout human history Demonstrates how paleopathology sheds light on the past through the analysis of human and non-human skeletal materials, mummified remains and preserved tissue Integrates scientific advances in multiple fields that contribute to the understanding of ancient and historic diseases, such as epidemiology, histology, radiology, parasitology, dentistry, and molecular biology, as well as archaeological, archival and historical research. Highlights cultural processes that have an impact on the evolution of illness, death and dying in human populations, including subsistence strategies, human environmental adaptations, the effects of malnutrition, differential access to resources, and interpersonal and intercultural violence

Complexities

Author : Susan McKinnon
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226500241
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (265 download)

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Download or read book Complexities written by Susan McKinnon and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2005-06 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book mobilizes experts from several fields of anthropology - cultural, archaeological, linguistic, and biological - to offer a compelling challenge to the resurgence of reductive theories of human biological and social life. It presents evidence to contest such theories and to provide a multifaceted account of the complexity and variability of the human condition".--Back cover.

Bioarchaeological Analyses and Bodies

Author : Pamela K. Stone
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319711148
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (197 download)

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Download or read book Bioarchaeological Analyses and Bodies written by Pamela K. Stone and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-01-16 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume features bioarchaeological research that interrogates the human skeleton in concert with material culture, ethnographic data and archival research. This approach provides examples of how these intersections of inquiry can be used to consider the larger social and political contexts in which people lived and the manner in which they died. Bioarchaeologists are in a unique position to develop rich interpretations of the lived experiences of skeletonized individuals. Using their skills in multiple contexts, bioarchaeologists are also situated to consider the ethical nature and inherent humanity of the research collections that have been used because they represent deceased for whom there are records identifying them. These collections have been the basis for generating basic information regarding the human skeletal transcript. Ironically though, these collections themselves have not been studied with the same degree of understanding and interpretation that is applied to archaeological collections.

Human Biologists in the Archives

Author : D. Ann Herring
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139435612
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)

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Download or read book Human Biologists in the Archives written by D. Ann Herring and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-12-05 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, the 'field' is not an exotic locale but the sometimes dusty back rooms of libraries, archives and museums. These largely untapped resources however reveal how the study of human biology through historical documents can expand the horizons of anthropological research.

Tourism and Maternal Health

Author : Allison R. Cantor
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1793604266
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (936 download)

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Download or read book Tourism and Maternal Health written by Allison R. Cantor and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Tourism and Maternal Health, Allison R. Cantor examines prenatal health in Monteverde, Costa Rica, in the context of a tourism-driven nutrition transition. In today’s fast-paced, globally connected society, even rural regions like the central highlands of Costa Rica can be affected by the rise in chronic noncommunicable diseases.Cantor highlights the connection between these diseases and changes in local food systems. She stresses the key role that culture plays in finding ways to mediate the negative impacts of a changing food environment, and stresses the important role that practice-oriented research plays in unpacking the complex relationship between global policy and community health.