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More copies of this ISBN:Biological Anthropologyby Michael Alan Park
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:This concise introduction to biological anthropology discusses the core areas of the discipline within a unique framework modeled on the scientific method. The text emphasizes themes and theories: facts are presented as supportive evidence rather than dissociated pieces of information. Each chapter poses questions that get at the heart of the field, answers them, and then reexamines them in the same way that scientists generate and test hypotheses. Unlike all other brief biological anthropology texts, this is not an abridged version of a longer text. Its presentation is fluid, well integrated, and covers all the standard topics in a carefully managed level of detail. Well-paced explanations, an inviting tone, and examples of the everyday uses of biological anthropology make the text a pleasure to read. About the AuthorMichael Alan Park (Ph.D. Indiana, 1979) is a professor of anthropology at Central Connecticut State University, where he has been on the faculty since 1973, teaching courses in general anthropology, human evolution, biocultural diversity, human ecology, forensic anthropology, and the evolution of human behavior. His interests focus on the application of evolutionary theory to the story of human evolution and on the quality of science education and the public perception and understanding of scientific matters. He is the author or co-author of four current texts in anthropology as well as technical and popular articles. Table of Contents Previous Edition TOCIn the Field: Doing Biological AnthropologyBioanthropology and ScienceBelief SystemsSummaryKey Terms2. THE EVOLUTION OF EVOLUTION“Common Sense at Its Best”: Explaining Biological ChangeSummaryKey Terms3. EVOLUTIONARY GENETICSAn Overview of the Human GenomeHow Inheritance WorksSummaryKey Terms4. THE PROCESSES OF EVOLUTIONMutations: Necessary ErrorsGene Flow: Mixing Populations GenesSickle Cell Anemia: Evolutionary Processes in ActionSummaryKey Terms5. THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES AND THE SHAPE OF EVOLUTIONAdaptive Radiation: The Evolution of Lifes DiversityEvolution Questioned: The Pseudoscience of “Scientific Creationism”Summary Key Terms6. A BRIEF EVOLUTIONARY TIMETABLEDrifting Continents and Mass Extinctions: The Pace ofChangeSummaryKey Terms7. THE PRIMATESLinnaean TaxonomyWhat Is a Primate?MovementIntelligenceA Survey of the Living PrimatesAnthropoidsThe SensesReproductionBehavior PatternsSummaryKey Terms8. PRIMATE BEHAVIOR AND HUMAN EVOLUTIONBaboonsBonobosSummaryKey Terms9. STUDYING THE HUMAN PASTOld Bones: Locating, Recovering, and Dating FossilsGenes: New Windows to the PastSummaryKey Terms10. EVOLUTION OF THE HOMINIDSThe Early Hominids: Bipedal PrimatesBipedalismExplaining the Emergence of BipedalismMore AustralopithecenesPutting It All TogetherSummaryKey Terms11. THE EVOLUTION OF GENUS HOMOThe First Members of Genus HomoBig Brains, Archaic SkullsModern HumansSummaryKey Terms12. THE DEBATE OVER MODERN HUMAN ORIGINSThe Recent African Origin (RAO) ModelThe Key Requirements of Each ModelThe Fossil RecordEvolutionary TheoryMostly-Out-of-Africa: An Alternative ModelQuestions for Further ThoughtSuggested ReadingsEvolution within PopulationsHuman AdaptationsVariation in AdaptationsDisease and Human PopulationsComtemporary Reflections: Where Is the Population Crisis?Questions for Further ThoughtSuggested ReadingsSex and GenderWhy Are There No Biological Races within the Human Species?Genetic VariationWhat, Then, Are Human Races?Contemporary Reflections: Are There Racial Differences in Athletic Ability?Questions for Further ThoughtSuggested ReadingsForensic Anthropology: Reading the BonesBioanthropology and Global IssuesSummarySuggested ReadingsExercises Glossary of TermsCredits | |||||||||
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