{"product_id":"human-biology-isbn-9780470179642","title":"Human Biology","description":"This comprehensive introduction to the field of human biology covers all the major areas of the field: genetic variation, variation related to climate, infectious and non-infectious diseases, aging, growth, nutrition, and demography. Written by four expert authors working in close collaboration, this second edition has been thoroughly updated to provide undergraduate and graduate students with two new chapters: one on race and culture and their ties to human biology, and the other a concluding summary chapter highlighting the integration and intersection of the topics covered in the book. \u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Human Biology: An Evolutionary and Biocultural Perspective 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSara Stinson, Barry Bogin, Dennis O’Rourke, and Rebecca Huss-Ashmore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. History of Human Biology in the United States of America 23\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFrancis E. Johnston and Michael A. Little\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Heredity and Patterned Human Variation 51\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. An Introduction to Genetics 53\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark L. Weiss and Justin Tackney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Genetics, Geography, and Human Variation 99\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDennis O’Rourke and Jake Enk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Quantitative Variation and Genetics 143\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLyle W. Konigsberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Human Adaptability 175\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Human Adaptation to Climate: Temperature, Ultraviolet Radiation, and Altitude 177\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCynthia M. Beall, Nina G. Jablonski, and A. Theodore Steegmann, Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Human Nutritional Evolution 251\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam R. Leonard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Human Energetics 325\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJ. Josh Snodgrass\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Human Biology and Health 385\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. The Epidemiology of Human Disease 387\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLisa Sattenspiel and Karen Slonim\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Stress and Human Biology 459\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGillian H. Ice and Gary D. James\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V The Human Life Course 513\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Evolution of the Human Life Cycle 515\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBarry Bogin and B. Holly Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Growth Variation: Biological and Cultural Factors 587\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSara Stinson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Aging, Senescence, and Human Variation 637\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDouglas E. Crews and Gillian H. Ice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Population Dynamics 693\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Demography Part 1: Mortality and Migration 695\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTimothy B. Gage, Sharon N. DeWitte, and James W. Wood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Demography Part 2: Population Growth and Fertility Regulation 757\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter T. Ellison, Barry Bogin, and Mary T. O’Rourke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 805\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 833\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSara Stinson\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Anthropology at Queens College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York. The main focus of her research is on factors that lead to variation in growth among living human populations. She currently serves as Editor of the \u003ci\u003eYearbook of Physical Anthropology\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarry Bogin\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan, Dearborn. His research interests are in social and cultural factors affecting human growth and the evolution of the human growth pattern. Among his publications are \u003ci\u003eThe Growth of Humanity\u003c\/i\u003e (2001, Wiley) and \u003ci\u003ePatterns of Human Growth\u003c\/i\u003e (second edition, 1999, Cambridge University Press).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDennis O’Rourke\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Utah. His research focuses on population and evolutionary genetics, ancient DNA, and genetic epidemiology. He served as editor of \u003ci\u003eHuman Biology\u003c\/i\u003e from 1999-2003.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive, expert-guided introduction to human biological study\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman biology attempts to understand the extent of human biological variability, explain the mechanisms that create and pattern this variability, and relate it to health, disease, and the social issues that concern us all. 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This Second Edition features:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eComprehensively revised and newly illustrated content\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn increased emphasis on the ties between culture and human biology and on the increasingly multi- and interdisciplinary nature of the field\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003ePedagogical aids, including text boxes within the chapters explaining the methods that human biologists use, \"Big Questions\" lists, and recommended readings\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith sections covering heredity and patterned human variation; human adaptability; human biology and health; the human life course; and population dynamics, this extensive guide to human biology is an essential resource for all professionals and academics in the fields of human biology, genetics, evolutionary biology, anthropology, and population biology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989387526373,"sku":"NP9780470179642","price":125.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470179642.jpg?v=1761783912","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/human-biology-isbn-9780470179642","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}