Applications of biological anthropology to human affairs:

The unique contribution made by biological anthropology to human welfare lies in the fundamental understanding it can provide of the dynamic interrelationships between physical and social factors. By understanding these patterns, we can interpret the significance of variation in such measures of hum...

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Weitere beteiligte Personen: Mascie-Taylor, C. G. N. (HerausgeberIn), Lasker, Gabriel Ward (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1991
Schriftenreihe:Cambridge studies in biological and evolutionary anthropology 8
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511629129
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511629129
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511629129
Zusammenfassung:The unique contribution made by biological anthropology to human welfare lies in the fundamental understanding it can provide of the dynamic interrelationships between physical and social factors. By understanding these patterns, we can interpret the significance of variation in such measures of human well-being in terms of the incidence of disease and mortality rates. Topics covered include reproductive ecology and fertility, nutritional status in relation to health, and the effects of pollution on growth. In the later chapters, the concepts of physiological adaptation, and Darwinian fitness and its relation to individual physical fitness are explored
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Umfang:1 online resource (ix, 252 pages)
ISBN:9780511629129
DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511629129