In her latest contribution to the growing field of emotion studies, Deidre Pribram makes a compelling argument for why culturalist approaches to the study of emotional "e;disorders"e; continue to be eschewed, even as the sociocultural and historical study of mental illness flourishes.
In her latest contribution to the growing field of emotion studies, Deidre Pribram makes a compelling argument for why culturalist approaches to the study of emotional "e;disorders"e; continue to be eschewed, even as the sociocultural and historical study of mental illness flourishes.
First published in 1990, this is a compilation of several important papers that have contributed to the foundation of population genetics, evolutionary biology and human genetics.
Drawing on the case of HIV/AIDS in Thailand, this book examines how anthropological and other interpretative social science research has been utilized in modeling the AIDS epidemic, and in the design and implementation of interventions.
Drawing on the case of HIV/AIDS in Thailand, this book examines how anthropological and other interpretative social science research has been utilized in modeling the AIDS epidemic, and in the design and implementation of interventions.
This collection brings together three generations of medical anthropologists working at European universities to reflect on past, current and future directions of the field.
This collection brings together three generations of medical anthropologists working at European universities to reflect on past, current and future directions of the field.
Ageing is widely recognised as one of the social and economic challenges in the contemporary, globalised world, for which scientific, technological and medical solutions are continuously sought.
Help your child power up their reading skills and learn all about a doctor s day with this fun-filled non-fiction reader carefully levelled to help children progress.
This book aims to introduce nurses and other healthcare professionals to how anthropology can help them understand nursing as a profession and as a culture.
This book aims to introduce nurses and other healthcare professionals to how anthropology can help them understand nursing as a profession and as a culture.
Winner of the Reader Views Literary Award, Societal Issues and the Reviewers Choice Best Non-fiction Book of the Year, Specialty Awards, Schooled on Fat explores how body image, social status, fat stigma and teasing, food consumption behaviors, and exercise practices intersect in the daily lives of adolescent girls and boys.
Winner of the Reader Views Literary Award, Societal Issues and the Reviewers Choice Best Non-fiction Book of the Year, Specialty Awards, Schooled on Fat explores how body image, social status, fat stigma and teasing, food consumption behaviors, and exercise practices intersect in the daily lives of adolescent girls and boys.
This volume examines the biocultural dimensions of obesity from an anthropological perspective in an effort to broaden understanding of a growing public health concern.
This volume examines the biocultural dimensions of obesity from an anthropological perspective in an effort to broaden understanding of a growing public health concern.