Medical Anthropology In Ecological Perspective: Second Edition - Softcover

McElroy, Ann; Townsend, Patricia K

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0813307422 ISBN 13: 9780813307428

Publisher: Westview Press, 1989

Synopsis

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 Perspectivecaptures the essentials of the disciplineand covers its ever-changing topics, trends, and developmentsin an engaging, accessible way.

About this title

About the Author:

Ann McElroy is Associate Professor of Anthropology at State University of New York at Buffalo, where Patricia K. Townsend is a Research Associate Professor. Ann McElroy is Associate Professor of Anthropology at State University of New York at Buffalo, where Patricia K. Townsend is a Research Associate Professor.

About this edition

• Publisher: Westview Press
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0813307422
• ISBN 13: 9780813307428
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 453