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American Journal of Physical... Apr 2018
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Topics: Anthropology, Physical; Bioethics; Humans; Information Literacy
PubMed: 29574844
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American Journal of Biological... Aug 2023
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Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine Jun 2022This paper sets out to briefly explore the definitions of two interrelated subfields of cultural anthropology; psychological anthropology and medical anthropology. This... (Review)
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This paper sets out to briefly explore the definitions of two interrelated subfields of cultural anthropology; psychological anthropology and medical anthropology. This exploration will argue that culture and the individual are intimately intertwined. The theoretical evolution within psychological anthropology will be presented, from the bio-moral classifications of the 'primitive' to modern 'experience near' ethnographies, and fluid understanding of personhood. Theoretical and methodological approaches to mental health will be discussed briefly. Finally, the conclusion will ask the question: what is the future for medical and psychological anthropology?
Topics: Anthropology, Cultural; Anthropology, Medical; Humans; Mental Health
PubMed: 34034841
DOI: 10.1017/ipm.2021.34 -
American Journal of Human Biology : the... Jul 2020Biocultural anthropology has long represented an important approach in the study of human biology. However, despite demonstrated utility, its somewhat amorphous identity...
Biocultural anthropology has long represented an important approach in the study of human biology. However, despite demonstrated utility, its somewhat amorphous identity leaves some scholars questioning just what it means to be biocultural. In this article, rather than providing proscriptive doctrine, we contribute to these conversations about the nature of biocultural anthropology by considering what biocultural research does. We begin with a consideration of some of the foundational themes of biocultural work including recognition of the dialectical nature of sociocultural and biological forces, interest in inequality, and incorporation of both evolutionary and political economic perspectives. To emphasize the consistency of biocultural work over time, we also trace these themes from originating work to their appearance in current research. We then identify some of the key actions of the biocultural approach, noting that biocultural work can execute any number though rarely all of these actions simultaneously. We then offer brief introductions to the articles that make up this special issue, highlighting the ways in which each piece undertakes key biocultural actions. Following these introductions, we provide a discussion of some of the types of biocultural work that are not present in this special issue, recognizing the breadth of biocultural research across multiple subfields of anthropology. Finally, we point to some potentially fruitful directions for future biocultural research. In the end, we conclude that while biocultural anthropology may not have a cohesive or set agenda, it does have a clear and recognizable form of content and methodology illuminated by its actions.
Topics: Anthropology, Cultural; Humans
PubMed: 32681558
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23471 -
Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi Oct 2020no abstract.
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Topics: Anthropology; Forensic Anthropology
PubMed: 33295158
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American Journal of Physical... Feb 2015Comparative morphology, dealing with the diversity of form and shape, and functional morphology, the study of the relationship between the structure and the function of...
Comparative morphology, dealing with the diversity of form and shape, and functional morphology, the study of the relationship between the structure and the function of an organism's parts, are both important subdisciplines in biological research. Virtual anthropology (VA) contributes to comparative morphology by taking advantage of technological innovations, and it also offers new opportunities for functional analyses. It exploits digital technologies and pools experts from different domains such as anthropology, primatology, medicine, paleontology, mathematics, statistics, computer science, and engineering. VA as a technical term was coined in the late 1990s from the perspective of anthropologists with the intent of being mostly applied to biological questions concerning recent and fossil hominoids. More generally, however, there are advanced methods to study shape and size or to manipulate data digitally suitable for application to all kinds of primates, mammals, other vertebrates, and invertebrates or to issues regarding plants, tools, or other objects. In this sense, we could also call the field "virtual morphology." The approach yields permanently available virtual copies of specimens and data that comprehensively quantify geometry, including previously neglected anatomical regions. It applies advanced statistical methods, supports the reconstruction of specimens based on reproducible manipulations, and promotes the acquisition of larger samples by data sharing via electronic archives. Finally, it can help identify new, hidden traits, which is particularly important in paleoanthropology, where the scarcity of material demands extracting information from fragmentary remains. This contribution presents a current view of the six main work steps of VA: digitize, expose, compare, reconstruct, materialize, and share. The VA machinery has also been successfully used in biomechanical studies which simulate the stress and strains appearing in structures. Although methodological issues remain to be solved before results from the two domains can be fully integrated, the various overlaps and cross-fertilizations suggest the widespread appearance of a "virtual functional morphology" in the near future.
Topics: Animals; Anthropology, Physical; Archaeology; Biometry; Computational Biology; Fossils; Hominidae; Humans; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
PubMed: 25418603
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22658 -
Annals of the New York Academy of... 2000This paper reviews three personal situations of the author as a student: an NGO activist in the women's movement and a UN official working on women's health and tobacco.... (Review)
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This paper reviews three personal situations of the author as a student: an NGO activist in the women's movement and a UN official working on women's health and tobacco. Each situation, the kinds of ethical issue posed and lessons for the future direction of ethics in anthropology are outlined. The paper argues that applied anthropology is embedded in the position of the field of anthropology within the politics of the State and that this defines the parameters of individual choice. Contradictions in ethical situations and decision-making are posed by changing from the distant observer to active involvement and these may not be resolved by logic alone. Furthermore, governance and defining global ethical standards such as for the behavior of the tobacco multinational corporations is a fascinating new realm for anthropological ethical resolve.
Topics: Anthropology; Decision Making; Ethics, Professional; Female; Humans; International Cooperation; Male; Women's Rights; World Health Organization
PubMed: 11193019
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2000.tb05584.x -
Medical Anthropology 2020
Topics: Anthropology, Medical; Caregivers; Humans; Narration; Uncertainty
PubMed: 32282236
DOI: 10.1080/01459740.2020.1739673 -
Medical Anthropology Nov 2023
Topics: Humans; Anthropology, Medical; Africa; Anthropology
PubMed: 32321303
DOI: 10.1080/01459740.2020.1743130 -
Tidsskrift For Den Norske Laegeforening... Jun 1991This article presents medical anthropology as an inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary field, in which anthropologists and biomedically trained professionals may... (Review)
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This article presents medical anthropology as an inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary field, in which anthropologists and biomedically trained professionals may find fruitful cooperation. Some aspects of international health care are discussed with special reference to anthropological contributions in this area. The author also touches on various problems encountered during the meeting between Norwegian clinicians and immigrant patients.
Topics: Anthropology, Cultural; Anthropology, Physical; Cross-Cultural Comparison; International Cooperation
PubMed: 1866730
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