Book contents
- Patterns of Human Growth
- Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology
- Patterns of Human Growth
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Background to the Study of Human Growth
- 2 Basic Principles of Human Growth
- 3 The Evolution of Human Growth
- 4 Evolution of the Human Life Cycle
- 5 Growth Variation in Living Human Populations
- 6 Genetic and Neuroendocrine Regulation of Human Growth
- 7 What Makes People Grow?
- 8 A Biocultural View of Human Growth
- Glossary
- References
- Index
Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 November 2020
- Patterns of Human Growth
- Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology
- Patterns of Human Growth
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Background to the Study of Human Growth
- 2 Basic Principles of Human Growth
- 3 The Evolution of Human Growth
- 4 Evolution of the Human Life Cycle
- 5 Growth Variation in Living Human Populations
- 6 Genetic and Neuroendocrine Regulation of Human Growth
- 7 What Makes People Grow?
- 8 A Biocultural View of Human Growth
- Glossary
- References
- Index
Summary
The history and philosophy of human growth and development in the field of anthropology are studied. Examples of the Maya people of Guatemala and Mexico are given to place human growth in its biocultural framework.
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- Patterns of Human Growth , pp. 1 - 21Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020