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- Book Title
- Medical Anthropology: A Biocultural Approach
- Publication Date
- 2016-11-08
- Edition Number
- 3
- Pages
- 512
- ISBN
- 0190464496
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0190464496
ISBN-13
9780190464493
eBay Product ID (ePID)
228599760
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
512 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Medical Anthropology : a Biocultural Approach
Subject
Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Anthropology / General
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
21.2 Oz
Item Length
6.1 in
Item Width
9.1 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
3
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2016-024542
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"There are literally dozens of competing books, but this is the best one. I'd use it forever!" --Connie Anderson, Hartwick College, "There are literally dozens of competing books, but this is the best one. I'd use it forever!"--Connie Anderson, Hartwick College"This book is the best. The specific examples in the text and the gray boxes are great; they really help put the concepts in perspective."--Amanda Christopher, Red Rocks Community College"The authors clearly show that while biological processes influence health and disease, the meaning, treatment, and interpretation of these phenomena are distinctly cultural. The adoption of a biocultural approach provides students with a strong comprehension of the interplay between biology, environment, and culture in shaping human health determinants and responses."--Carly Dokis, Nipissing University"The pedagogical approach is excellent. It combines a presentation of human health from biological and biomedical perspectives with discussion of the influences of history and the physical and sociocultural environment on patterns of health in diverse populations."--Tracey Galloway, University of Manitoba"The authors do an excellent job of presenting and integrating biocultural anthropological approaches, biomedicine, and biology. I like how they highlight the political-economic contexts of health, which gives the book a secondary vibe of critical medical anthropology."--Charles Klein, Portland State University"The book's attention to the state of biomedical knowledge about health complexes is unique and very effective, especially with the use of profile boxes of active anthropologists who have worked on specific questions related to content areas."--J. Bryan Page, University of Miami, "There are literally dozens of competing books, but this is the best one. I'd use it forever!"--Connie Anderson, Hartwick College "This book is the best. The specific examples in the text and the gray boxes are great; they really help put the concepts in perspective."--Amanda Christopher, Red Rocks Community College "The authors clearly show that while biological processes influence health and disease, the meaning, treatment, and interpretation of these phenomena are distinctly cultural. The adoption of a biocultural approach provides students with a strong comprehension of the interplay between biology, environment, and culture in shaping human health determinants and responses."--Carly Dokis, Nipissing University "The pedagogical approach is excellent. It combines a presentation of human health from biological and biomedical perspectives with discussion of the influences of history and the physical and sociocultural environment on patterns of health in diverse populations."--Tracey Galloway, University of Manitoba "The authors do an excellent job of presenting and integrating biocultural anthropological approaches, biomedicine, and biology. I like how they highlight the political-economic contexts of health, which gives the book a secondary vibe of critical medical anthropology."--Charles Klein, Portland State University "The book's attention to the state of biomedical knowledge about health complexes is unique and very effective, especially with the use of profile boxes of active anthropologists who have worked on specific questions related to content areas."--J. Bryan Page, University of Miami
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
306.41/61
Table Of Content
Preface A Biocultural Approach to Medical Anthropology What Is Distinctive about This Text What Is New in This Edition Outline of the Book Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction: A Biocultural Approach to Medical Anthropology What Is Anthropology? The Development of Medical Anthropology What Is Medical Anthropology? The Culture Concept A Biocultural Perspective Looking Ahead Chapter 2. Anthropological Perspectives on Health and Disease Definitions of Health The Locus of Health: The Body and Society Biological/Medical Normalcy Evolutionary Perspectives on Health Cultural Approaches in Medical Anthropology Epidemiology Conclusion Chapter 3. Healers and Healing Culture and Healing Systems Recruitment: How Healers Become Healers Alternative and Complementary Medicines When Biomedicine Is Alternative Medicine Alternative Biomedicines Placebo and Nocebo Efficacy Conclusion Chapter 4. Diet and Nutrition in Health and Disease Fundamentals of Nutrition How Are Dietary Reference Intakes Constructed? Digestive Physiology An Evolutionary Approach to Nutrition Nutrition and Contemporary Chronic Diseases Obesity Diabetes Lactose Intolerance Celiac Disease Conclusion Chapter 5. Child Growth and Health Life History Theory Gestation: The First 38 Weeks of Growth and Development Childhood Small but Healthy? Is Bigger Better? Sex, Gender, Growth, and Health Environmental Toxins and Growth Puberty and the Onset of Adolescence Teenage Pregnancy in the United States Conclusion Chapter 6. Reproductive Health in Biocultural Context Medicalization of Women''s Health and Reproductive Health Menstruation Premenstrual Syndrome Determinants of Fertility Infertility Falling Sperm Counts: Environmental Causes of Potential Male Reproductive Health Issues Female Genital Cutting Pregnancy Mothering Bed-sharing and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Menopause Reproductive Events and Breast Cancer Risk Conclusion Chapter 7. Aging The Aging Body Physiological Theories of Aging Evolutionary Theories of Aging The Aging Brain Extending Life? Caloric Restriction and an Okinawa Case Study Health, Illness, and the Cultural Construction of Aging Conclusion Chapter 8. Infectious Diseases: Pathogens, Hosts, and Evolutionary Interplay Koch''s Postulates Taxonomy of Infectious Disease How Pathogens Spread Human Defenses against Pathogens The Immune Response: A Brief Overview Human-Pathogen Co-Evolution Malaria: A Post-Agricultural Disease Evolutionary Changes in Pathogens Variation in Pathogen Virulence Allergies and Asthma: Relationship to Infectious Disease Exposure? Conclusion Chapter 9. Globalization, Poverty, and Infectious Disease Emergent and Resurgent Diseases Social Transformations, Colonialism, and Globalizing Infections Colonialism and Disease in the Tropics Colonialism''s Health Legacy Climate Change and Emerging/Resurging Diseases Dams and Infectious Disease Tuberculosis: Emerging and Resurging HIV/AIDS: A New(ish) Disease Conclusion Chapter 10. Stress, Social Inequality, and Race and Ethnicity: Implications for Health Disparities Biology of the Stress Response Why Is Stress Different for Humans? Stress and Biological Normalcy Stress and Health Inequality, Stress, and Health Race and Ethnicity and Health in the United States Conclusion Chapter 11. Mental Health and Illness The Medical Model in Biocultural Context Culture-Bound Syndromes Eating Disorders ADHD and Culture Mood Disorders Schizophrenia Sleep Conclusion Epilogue The Relevance of Medical Anthropology What Can I Do Next If I Am Interested in Medical Anthropology? References Glossary
Synopsis
Medical Anthropology: A Biocultural Approach, Third Edition, offers an accessible and contemporary overview of this rapidly expanding field. For each health issue examined in the text, the authors first present basic biological information and then expand their analysis to include evolutionary, historical, and cross-cultural perspectives on how these issues emerged and are understood. Medical Anthropology considers how a biocultural approach can beapplied to more effective prevention and treatment efforts and underscores medical anthropology's potential to improve health around the world., Medical Anthropology: A Biocultural Approach , Third Edition, offers an accessible and contemporary overview of this rapidly expanding field. For each health issue examined in the text, the authors first present basic biological information and then expand their analysis to include evolutionary, historical, and cross-cultural perspectives on how these issues emerged and are understood. Medical Anthropology considers how a biocultural approach can be applied to more effective prevention and treatment efforts and underscores medical anthropology's potential to improve health around the world., Medical Anthropology: A Biocultural Approach, Third Edition, offers an accessible and contemporary overview of this rapidly expanding field. For each health issue examined in the text, the authors first present basic biological information and then expand their analysis to include evolutionary, historical, and cross-cultural perspectives on how these issues emerged and are understood. Medical Anthropology considers how a biocultural approach can be applied to more effective prevention and treatment efforts and underscores medical anthropology's potential to improve health around the world.
LC Classification Number
GN296.W55 2016
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