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Dynamics of Human Biocultural Diversity: A Unified Approach
This lively text by leading medical anthropologist Elisa Sobo offers a unique, holistic approach to human diversity and rises to the challenge of truly integrating biology and culture. The inviting writing style and fascinating examples make important ideas from complexity theory and epigenetics acc... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
Dynamics of Human Biocultural Diversity: A Unified Approach
This lively text offers a unique, holistic approach to human diversity for undergraduate courses in fields including anthropology, medicine, human ecology, and general education. Leading medical anthropologist Elisa Sobo rises to the challenge of truly integrating biology and culture. Her inviting w... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013 -
Culture and Meaning in Health Services Research: An Applied Approach
by Elisa J SoboCulture and Meaning in Health Services Research is a practical guide to applying interpretive qualitative methods to pressing healthcare delivery problems. A leading medical anthropologist who has spent many years working in applied healthcare settings, Sobo combines sophisticated theoretical insigh... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2009 -
Contraception across Cultures: Technologies, Choices, Constraints (Cross-cultural Perspectives On Women Ser.)
Contraception is an issue of considerable concern to a great many heterosexually active people. Yet the impact of contraceptive technologies in the world today, in particular their implications for kinship, gender relations, and other aspects of social life, receives relatively little scholarly atte... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2000 -
The Work of Hospitals: Global Medicine in Local Cultures
by Eugenia Georges • John M. Janzen • Cheryl Mattingly • Thomas L. Leatherman • William C. Olsen • Carolyn Sargent • Anita Hannig • Mark Nichter • Adrienne E. Strong • Vania Smith-Oka • Morgan K. Hoke • Samya R. Stumo • Ghislain Emmanuel Sopoh • Roch Christian Johnson • Anita Chary • Peter Rohloff • Kayla Hurd • Elisa Ej Sobo • Emma Varley • Claire WendlandIn the context of neoliberalism and global austerity measures, health care institutions around the world confront numerous challenges in attempting to meet the needs of local populations. Examples from Africa (including, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Congo), Latin America (Peru, Mexico, Guatemala), Western E... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2022 -
Small Enterprises and Entrepreneurship Development: Empirical Evidence, Policy Evaluation and Best Practices
by Emmanuel S.I. Ejere • Emmanuel Mbebeb Fomba • Carl Liedholm • Francis A. Akawu • Sam B. A. Tende • Uche Uwaleke • Sri-Ram Aiyer • Elisha C. Anyahuru • Ibrahim G. Umaru • Adamu Baikie • Eggon Henry Ahmed • Enyinna Chuta • Donald Mead • Joseph Mamman Ibbih • Yusuf Dauda Bulus • William Omotosho Akerele • Jonathan Averson Angbas • Ajidani Moses SaboThe increasing numbers of college and university graduates from Africa's tertiary institutions and the declining prospects for jobs in the public and private sector have reinforced the importance of creating avenues for self-employment. But job creation exposes a serious gap in education policies, f... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
Handbook of Phytonutrients in Indigenous Fruits and Vegetables
by Rajeev Bhat • Michael Rychlik • Hosakatte Niranjana Murthy • Fozia Homa • Víctor M Jiménez • Mohammad Akhtaruzzaman • Stephen Akinola • Saleha Akter • Mohammad Khairul Alam • Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu • Manjeshwar Shrinath Baliga • Harish Kumar Bastimal • Amina Benabdallah • Tania Chacón-Ordóñez • N.N.G. Chiranthika • Daniel Cozzolino • Maral Seidi Damyeh • Patricia Esquivel • Héctor Estrada-Medina • Olaniyi Amos Fawole • Mohsina Ferdous • Miriam Monserrat Ferrer • Selina Fyfe • Cyrielle Garcia • Nadaraj Govender • Prasanna P. Gunathilake • Ummai Habiba • Chafik Hdider • H.A.C.O Hettiarachchi • Lee-Hoon Ho • Riadh Ilahy • Beguvalli Subash Inchara • Sheikh Nazrul Islam • G. Janarny • Eugénie Kayitesi • Helyes Lajos • Vimbainashe E. Manhivi • Florence M. Mashitoa • Petunia Mashiane • Bárbara Paes Mata • Patricia Irene Montañez-Escalante • Niranjana Moorthi • Isabela Jacob Moro • Mack Moyo • Siphosanele Mafa Moyo • Adaucto Bellarmino Netto • Gabi Netzel • Michael Netzel • Olubukola Motunrayo Odeyemi • Abiodun Olusola Omotayo • Miriam Ferrer Ortega • Karkala Sreedhara Pai • Karkala Usha Pai • Giriyapura Srikantachar Pavankumar • Zoltán Pék • Elisa Dos Pereira • Adaucto B. Pereira-Netto • Anh Dao Phan • Charlotte Ralison • Vonimatra Razafindrazaka • María del Ruenes-Morales • Luis Vitor Sacramento • Mateus Kawata Salgaço • André Gonzaga Santos • Horst Joachim Schirra • Mohammed Wasim Siddiqui • Faith Seke • Ambreen Naz Shah • Md. Tariqul Shajib • Kátia Sivieri • Heather E Smyth • Sukirtha Srivarathan • Thuan-Chew Tan • Imen Tlili • Annegowda Hardur Venkatappa • Juliana Vinholes • Márcia Vizzotto • Olivia Wright • Guggalada Govardhana YadavThe effects of inadequate diets on the population include malnutrition, non-communicable diseases and obesity. 'Hidden hunger', also known as micronutrient deficiencies, leads to various health-related disorders and diseases. Indigenous plants, in the form of indigenous fruits and leafy vegetables a... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2022