
Patterns of Human Growth
Barry Bogin(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 26. May 1988
Book
Paperback/Softback
280 pages
978-0-521-34690-0 (ISBN)
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This book presents an anthropological, evolutionary and biocultural perspective to the study and interpretation of human growth. Based on courses which Dr Bogin teaches to a mixture of medical, nutrition and anthropology students, the book provides a synthesis of the forces that shaped the evolution of the human growth pattern, the biocultural factors that direct its expression, the intrinsic and extrinsic factors that regulate individual development and the biomathematical approaches needed to analyse and interpret human growth. The book begins by discussing the history of the study of human growth and the basic principles for the study of human development. Two chapters are devoted to the often neglected, but vitally important, subject of the evolution of the human pattern of growth, giving a comprehensive explanation for the functional and adaptive significance of human growth patterns. Later chapters explore the physiological, environmental and cultural reasons for population variation in growth; the genetic and endocrine factors that regulate the growth of individuals; and the mathematical and biological models of the process of human growth and development. A new model of growth regulation is presented that combines quantitative and qualitative elements from mathematics, molecular biology and neuroendocrine physiology. Pitched towards an audience of advanced undergraduate and graduate students in anthropology, biology, human sciences and psychology, this book should become a major text for the study of human growth.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
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Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
380 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-34690-0 (9780521346900)
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Content
Introduction; 1. Basic principles of human growth; 2. The evolution of human growth; 3. Evolution, ecology, and human growth; 4. Growth variations in living human populations; 5. Environmental factors influencing growth; 6. Genetic and endocrine regulation of human growth; 7. Mathematical and biological models of human growth.