Medical Anthropology in Ecological Perspective
eBook - ePub

Medical Anthropology in Ecological Perspective

  1. 402 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Medical Anthropology in Ecological Perspective

About this book

Global environmental change and recent worldwide infectious-disease outbreaks make the ecological perspective of medical anthropology more important a field of study than ever. 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. Research by biological anthropologists, archaeologists, and paleopathologists illuminates the history and prehistory of disease, along with coverage of contemporary health issues, both local and global. This sixth edition is thoroughly revised and updated, with expanded discussion on the interaction of environment and infectious disease; new material on climate change, globalization, and the effects of war on physical and mental health; and an entirely new chapter on ethics in community health and medical anthropology. Medical Anthropology in Ecological Perspective captures the essentials of the discipline and covers its ever-changing topics, trends, and developments in an engaging, accessible way.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2018
Print ISBN
9780367097905
eBook ISBN
9780429973109
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Anthropology
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of Contents
  7. About the Authors and Contributors
  8. Preface
  9. Chapter One The Ecology of Health and Disease
  10. Chapter Two Research Methods in Health Problems
  11. Chapter Three Human Biocultural Diversity and Health
  12. Chapter Four The Prehistory of Disease
  13. Chapter Five Emerging Diseases of the 21st Century
  14. Chapter Six Changing Population and Environmental Hazards Throughout Human History
  15. Chapter Seven Human Reproduction as a Biocultural Process
  16. Chapter Eight The Ecology of Nutrition
  17. Chapter Nine The Global Economy of Food: Stuffed or Starved
  18. Chapter Ten Stress, Trauma, and Mental Illness
  19. Chapter Eleven Health Resources for Vulnerable Populations
  20. Chapter Twelve Health Costs and Benefits of Globalization
  21. Chapter Thirteen First, Do No Harm: Ethics in Medical Anthropology
  22. Chapter Fourteen Applying Medical Anthropology in Health Careers
  23. References Cited
  24. Index