Full Description
Human Biological Diversity is an introductory textbook designed to cover the key contemporary topics in the study of human variation and human biology within the field of biological anthropology. Easily accessible for students with no background in anthropology or biology, this third edition includes a new chapter focused on resource utilization, and updated discussions of genetics, genomics, climate change, environment, biological stressors, and human adaptation. All other chapters have been fully updated to reflect advances in the field and include pedagogical features to aid readers in their understanding.
Written for an introductory level but still containing valuable information that will be of interest to students in upper-level courses, Brown's textbook should be essential reading for all students taking courses on human variation, human biology, human evolution, race, anthropology of race, and general introductions to biological/physical anthropology.
Contents
1. Introduction 2. Background: Concepts of Evolution and Genetics 3. Molecular Genetics, Genomics and Human Genetics 4. Macroevolution, Taxonomy, and a Brief Look at the Human Fossil Record 5. Race and Human Variation 6. Human Biological Variation in the Skeleton and Dentition: A Window on the Past 7. Genotypic Traits 8. Tracing Human Population Affinities and Migrations 9. Demography: Populations, Reproduction, and Mortality 10. Life Span: Growth and Development 11. Life Span: Aging and Senescence 12. Human Adaptability to Physical Stressors 13. Human Adaptability to Biological Stressors 14. Obtaining Resources 15. Human Biology in the Modern World 16. Human Biological Variation: Ideas of Normality A Look to the Future, and Some Final Thoughts on Ethics
