Human Adaptation And Population Growth
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Human Adaptation And Population Growth
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Author : David S. Kleinman
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Release Date : 1980
Human Adaptation And Population Growth written by David S. Kleinman and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Fertility, Human categories.
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Biosocial Interrelations In Population Adaptation
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Author : Elizabeth S. Watts
language : en
Publisher: Mouton de Gruyter
Release Date : 1976
Biosocial Interrelations In Population Adaptation written by Elizabeth S. Watts and has been published by Mouton de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Adaptation (Biology) categories.
Human Adaptation
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Author : Yehudi A. Cohen
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-07-12
Human Adaptation written by Yehudi A. Cohen and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-12 with Social Science categories.
Underlying the anthropological study of humans is the principle that there is a reality to which a human must adapt for survival. Populations must adapt to the realities of the physical world and maintain a proper fit between their biological makeup and the pressures of the various niches of the world. Social groups must develop adaptive mechanisms in the organization of their social relations if there is to be order, regularity, and predictability in patterns of cooperation and competition. This book presents an introduction to anthropology that is unified and made systematic by its focus on adaptations that have accompanied the evolution of humans, from non-human primates to inhabitants of vast urban areas in modern industrial societies. Human Adaptation contains over forty outstanding essays that are intended to serve as an introduction to physical anthropology, archeology, and linguistics from the point of view of the processes of adaptation. The organization of these selections contains a balance between biological and prehistoric cultural adaptations. They provide coherence for the study of human evolution. Several selections, notably those in connection with linguistic adaptations, deal with contemporary people in order to shed light on earlier evolutionary processes. More than half of the selections deal with biological evolution. This volume unifies the subject matter of anthropology within a single and powerful explanatory framework and incorporates the work of the most renowned anthropological experts on man.
Human Adaptation
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Author : Howard Morphy
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-12-22
Human Adaptation written by Howard Morphy and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-22 with Science categories.
This book examines the concept of adaptation in four major fields in the human sciences. Genetic aspects are first considered through an examination of the human genes which have so far been identified as conferring survival value in particular environmental circumstances. The drift versus selection argument is also fully reviewed. The second contribution concerns the physiological changes which occur when individuals move from one environment to another. In the past, most attention has been given to the mechanisms of these changes, but here the focus is on the effects. The third contribution is directed at the analysis of behaviour - especially social behaviour. The application of kin selection and reciprocal attraction theories to humans is explored and the value of these approaches explained, whether the behaviour has a genetic basis or not. The final essay deals with the relevance of the adaptation concept to the social sciences and especially to social anthropology. It demonstrates that an ecological approach to understanding the nature and structure of human societies demands attention to adaptation.Reprinted in paperback for the first time and with a new foreword, this book, which serves as an excellent teaching text, clearly shows how attempts at integration in each of these various fields can benefit the study of human evolution, social structure and organization from all perspectives.
Rethinking Human Adaptation
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Author : Rada Dyson-hudson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-06-26
Rethinking Human Adaptation written by Rada Dyson-hudson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-26 with Social Science categories.
Most anthropologists agree that a comprehension of adaptation and adaptive processes is central to an understanding of human biological and behavioural systems. However, there is little agreement among archaeologists, cultural anthropologists, and human biologists as to what adaptation means and how it should be analyzed. Because of this lack of a common underlying theory, method, and perspective, the subdisciplines have tended to move apart, and anthropology is no longer the integrated science envisaged at its inception in the nineteenth century. In this book, the authors–both biological and cultural anthropologists–use a common theoretical framework based on recent evolutionary, ecological, and anthropological theory in their analyses of biological and social adaptive systems. Although a synthesis of the subdisciplines of anthropology lies somewhere in the future, the original essays in this volume are a first attempt at a unified perspective.
The Ecological Transition
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Author : John W. Bennett
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2014-05-18
The Ecological Transition written by John W. Bennett and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-18 with Social Science categories.
The Ecological Transition: Cultural Anthropology and Human Adaptation covers various concerns about human interaction with the physical environment. The title tackles how social factors are implicated in human-nature interrelationships. The text first details the concept of ecological transition, and then proceeds to discussing the interrelationship between culture, ecology, and social policy. Next, the selection deals with human ecology and cultural ecology. Chapter 4 covers system, ecosystem, and social system. The text also talks about the ecological transition, along with the culture-ecology relationship. The eighth chapter tackles adaptation and human behavior, while the ninth chapter covers adaptation as a social process. The book will be of great interest to behavioral scientists, sociologists, and anthropologists.
Environment And Population
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Author : John B. Calhoun
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood
Release Date : 1983
Environment And Population written by John B. Calhoun and has been published by Greenwood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Nature categories.
And Replenish The Earth
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Author : Michael L. Rosenzweig
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
And Replenish The Earth written by Michael L. Rosenzweig and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Science categories.
How Humans Adapt
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Author : Donald J. Ortner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
How Humans Adapt written by Donald J. Ortner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Science categories.
Population Dynamics And Climate Change
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Author : José Miguel Guzmán
language : en
Publisher: UN
Release Date : 2009
Population Dynamics And Climate Change written by José Miguel Guzmán and has been published by UN this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Law categories.
This book broadens and deepens understanding of a wide range of population-climate change linkages. Incorporating population dynamics into research, policymaking and advocacy around climate change is critical for understanding trajectory of global greenhouse gas emissions, for developing and implementing adaptation plans and thus for global and national efforts to curtail this threat. The papers in this volume provide a substantive and methodological guide to the current state of knowledge on issues such as population growth and size and emissions; population vulnerability and adaptation linked to health, gender disparities and children; migration and urbanization; and the data and analytical needs for the next stages of policy-relevant research.