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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830627603321

Titolo

Race, ethnicity, and applied bioanthropology / / Claire C. Gordon, ed

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Arlington, Virginia : , : National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, , 1993

©1993

ISBN

1-282-17188-7

9786612171888

1-4443-0689-8

1-4443-0690-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (94 p.)

Collana

NAPA Bulletin ; ; 13

Disciplina

573

599.9

Soggetti

Race

Physical anthropology

Applied anthropology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Race, Ethnicity, and Applied Bioanthropology; Contents; Introduction; Why Classify Race?; Race, Ethnicity, and Human Engineering; The Impact of Racial Variation on Human Engineering Design Criteria; Biocultural Influences in the Analysis of Secular Trends; Problems of Racial and Ethnic Self-Identification and Classification; Race, Ethnicity, and Forensic Anthropology; Realities of Racial Determination in a Forensic Setting; Skeletal Criteria for Racial Attribution; Dental Variation and Racial Estimation: Problems and Practical Forensic Applications; Racial Concepts; The Objective View of Race

Applied Anthropology and the Concept of Race: A Legacy of LinnaeusAbout the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

NAPA Bulletin is a peer reviewed occasional publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, dedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methods.peer reviewed publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropologydedicated to the practical problem-solving



and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methodsmost editions available for course adoption