Dynamics of Human Biocultural Diversity: A Unified Approach

ISBN-13: 9781138589711 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 292 str.

Elisa J. Sobo

Opis

This lively text by leading medical anthropologist Elisa Sobo offers a unique, holistic approach to human diversity and rises to the challenge of truly integrating biology and culture.

Spis treści

Preface  1. Anthropology and Complexity  2. Genetic Adaptation  3. Developmental Adjustment and Epigenetic Change  4. Emergence of Culture and People Like Us  5. Global Expansion, Human Variation, and the Invention of ‘Race’  6. A Human Baseline  7. Agricultural Revolution: Another Great Divide  8. Epidemics and Immunities  9. Political Economy of Health Disparities  10. Stress, Meaning, and Health  11. Culture in Practice: Embodying Gender  12. Body Ideals and Outcomes  13. Kinship: So Relative  Conclusion: Respecting Connections

O autorze

Elisa J. Sobo is Professor and Chair of Anthropology at San Diego State University, California, USA. A sociocultural anthropologist specializing in health, illness, and medicine, she is Past President of the Society for Medical Anthropology, and currently Section Convener for the American Anthropological Association.