Ann McElroy

Medical Anthropology in Ecological Perspective (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

In this premier teaching text, authors Ann McElroy and Patricia K. Townsend integrate biocultural, environmental, and evolutionary approaches to the study of human health, providing a complete and authoritative ecological perspective that is essential for interpreting medical anthropology.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 402
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. April 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429973109
• Artikelnr.: 54129091

Autorenporträt

Ann McElroy

Inhaltsangabe

About the Authors and Contributors Preface Chapter One: The Ecology Of
Health And Disease Environment, Culture, and Health Profile: Arctic
Adaptations by Ann McElroy A Working Model of Ecology and Health
Recommended Readings Chapter Two: Research Methods In Health Problems
Anthropological Approaches to the Use of Medicinal Plants Bio-Environmental
Data Profile: Cannibal Mourners by Patricia K. Townsend Clinical Data
Epidemiological Data Social and Cultural Data Recommended Readings Chapter
Three: Human Biocultural Diversity And Health Evolution and Biological
Diversity Human Immune Systems and Defense against Disease Mutation,
Genetic Change, and Disease Resistance Profile: Malaria And African
Agriculture by Ann McElroy Evolution and Medicine Skin Color and Adaptation
Recommended Readings Chapter Four: The Prehistory Of Disease
Paleopathology: The Study of Disease in Prehistory Nutrition and the
Transition to Agriculture Profile: Dry Bones: Health in Southwestern
Prehistory by Patricia K. Townsend Beyond the Skeleton: Icemen and Mummies
Daily Life in the Past: Clues from the Skeleton Violence and Inequality The
Emergence of Cities Forensic anthropology: contemporary applications
Recommended Readings Chapter Five: Emerging Diseases Of The 21st Century
The Ecology of Disease in the Anthropocene Profile: The Medical Ecology of
Cholera in Ecuador by Linda Whiteford Emerging Diseases in Aging
Populations Recommended Readings Chapter Six: Changing Population and
Environmental Hazards The Study of Population Profile: Stress, Alcohol, and
Demographic Change in Northern Siberia by John P. Ziker Environmental
Trauma in Industrial Societies Recommended Readings Chapter Seven: Human
Reproduction as a Biocultural Process Evolutionary and Ecological
Influences on Reproduction Pregnancy Profile: Three Birth Stories by Care
Providers in Pregnancy and Birth Birth Alternatives Maternal Mortality
Towards an Ecology of Birth Recommended Readings Chapter Eight: The Ecology
of Nutrition