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Now in full color, this carefully streamlined ninth edition provides students with a pedagogical program designed to facilitate comprehension. Stein and Rowe, award-winning teachers and authors, continue to share their love of discovery in this balanced, objective introduction to physical anthropology that does not assume any previous knowledge of the subject. Every concept is carefully explained and illustrated, guiding students step-by-step through difficult material. As always, ""Physical Anthropology"" uses the most current data to unravel the mystery of the evolution of humankind, and to examine the dynamic relationship between humans and their environment.

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Author:   Philip L. Stein ,  Bruce M. Rowe
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw Hill Higher Education
Edition:   9th New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.30cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 27.40cm
Weight:   1.145kg
ISBN:  

9780073205755

ISBN 10:   0073205753
Pages:   544
Publication Date:   21 July 2005
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

"Chapter 1: Investigating the Nature of Humankind The World of Physical Anthropology Box 1-1 The Branches of Anthropology The Nature of Science Views on the Essence of Humans, Nature, and Time Box 1-2 William ""Strata"" Smith Box 1-3 The Scopes Trial Chapter 2: The Study of Heredity Discovering the Mechanisms of Heredity Box 2-1 Gregor Mendel and the Discovery of the Laws of Heredity Cytogenetics The Molecular Basis Of Heredity Box 2-2 Facts about DNA Chapter 3: The Modern Study of Human Genetics Medical Genetics Box 3-1 Sex and the Olympics Genetics and Human Affairs Box 3-2 Genetics and Insurance: An Ethical Dilemma Advances in the Molecular Study of Genetics Box 3-3 Landmarks in Genetics: The First DNA Sequence of an Animal Genome Is Decoded Box 3-4 DNA Fingerprinting Chapter 4: Population Genetics A Model of Population Genetics Mechanisms of Evolutionary Change Box 4-1 The Case of the Island of the Colorblind Box 4-2 The Case of Mad King George Box 4-3 The Population Genetics of Religious Isolates Chapter 5: Natural Selection and the Origin of Species Box 5-1 The Importance of Words Natural Selection The Origin of Species Box 5-2 Social Darwinism Box 5-3 Eugenics and the Reduction of Variability Chapter 6: People's Place in Nature Taxonomy Box 6-1 The Diversity of Life Box 6-2 The Feet of Whales Box 6-3 Linnaean Systematics in the Twenty-First Century People and the Animal World Chapter 7: The Living Primates The Primate Order Box 7-1 The Advantages of Color Vision The Living Primates Box 7-2 Talking about Apes and Humans Box 7-3 The Discovery of the Gorilla Box 7-4 Vanishing Primates Chapter 8: Comparative Studies: Anatomy and Genetics Comparative Anatomy of Locomotion And Manipulation Comparative Anatomy of the Skull And Brain Box 8-1 Differences in Male and Female Brains: Preference for Toys Box 8-2 The Ultrastructure of Tooth Enamel Comparative Cytogenetics and Molecular Biology Chapter 9: Nonhuman Primate Behavior Primate Behavior Case Studies of Primate Behavior Box 9-1 The Behavior of the Dwarf Lemur Box 9-2 The Rhesus Monkeys of Cayo Santiago Box 9-3 The Sexual Behavior of the Bonobo Chapter 10: Human Behavior In Perspective Social Behavior of Human Foragers Are Humans Unique? Box 10-1 Chimpanzee Culture Box 10-2 Bird and Human Communication: Alex the Parrot and the FOXP2 Gene Chapter 11: The Record Of The Past Box 11-1 Fossils of the Gods Fossils and Their Interpretation Geological Time Box 11-2 What Is a Billion? Box 11-3 The Piltdown Skull Box 11-4 Where Have All the Dinosaurs Gone? Chapter 12: The Early Primate Fossil Record and the Evolution of the Early Primates Evolution of the Anthropoidea Evolution of the Hominoidea Box 12-1 Discovering the Earliest Primate The Early Evolution of the Hominins Origins of the Hominins Chapter 13: The Early Hominids Discoveries of the Early Hominids Box 13-1 Naming Fossils Early Hominids: Interpretations of the Evidence Box 13-2 What Is a Tool? Chapter 14: Early Species of The Genus Homo The Early Homo Fossil Record Box 14-1 The Little Hominins of Flores Island Box 14-2 The Disappearance of the Zhoukoudian Fossils Box 14-3 How Do You Spell and Pronounce ""Neandert_l?"" Box 14-4 La Chapelle-aux-Saints The Culture of Early Homo Box 14-5 Who Are We Having for Dinner? The Roots of Cannibalism Chapter 15: The Evolution Of Homo Sapiens Homo sapiens The Culture of Homo sapiens Box 15-1 Upper Paleolithic Cave Art Post-Pleistocene Homo sapiens Box 15-2 ""Man's Best Friend"" Chapter 16: The Biology of Modern Homo Sapiens Human Adaptability: Adjustments Box 16-1 How High Can People Live without Bottled Oxygen? Human Adapation The Nature of Human Growth and Development Box 16-2 Aging Chapter 17: The Analysis of Human Variation The Distribution of Variability Box 17-1 Skeletal Evidence of Cultural Practices The Classification of Human Variation Box 17-2 Are the Japanese, on the Average, Smarter than Americans? Chapter 18: The Modern World Cultural Changes and Their Consequences Box 18-1 Human Technology as a Selective Agent Application of Anthropological Knowledge Box 18-2 Flesh Reconstructions in Forensic Anthropology Appendix: An Introduction to Skeletal Anatomy and the Anatomy of the Brain Glossary Glossary of Primate Higher Taxa Credits Index"

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Philip L. Stein has been teaching continuously at Pierce College since 1964. He received his BA degree in Zoology and MA degree in Anthropology from UCLA in 1961 and 1963, respectively. He has held a variety of positions at Pierce College, both as an instructor and as an administrator. He is currently the Chair of the Department of Anthropological and Geographical Sciences. Professor Stein is a fellow of the American Anthropological Association, a member of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists and other professional organizations. He is active in the Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges, in which he served as President in 1995-96. Bruce M. Rowe is Professor of Anthropology at Los Angeles Pierce College, where he has taught since 1970. In addition to teaching physical and cultural anthropology courses, he also teaches sociology and linguistics classes. In addition to coauthoring 7 previous editions of Physical Anthropology, and two editions of Physical Anthropology: The Core, Professor Rowe has authored 4 editions of The College Survival Guide: Hints and References to Aid College Students. Professor Rowe has received numerous awards for teaching. He is a fellow of the American Anthropological Association and a member of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists.

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