Biological Anthropology

Name: Biological Anthropology
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ISBN: 9780073530970

ISBN-10: 0073530972

ISBN-13: 9780073530970

Edition: 5th 2008 (Revised)

Authors: Michael Alan Park

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This concise introduction to biological anthropology discusses the core areas of the discipline within a unique framework modeled on the scientific method. The text emphasizes themes and theories: facts are presented as supportive evidence rather than dissociated pieces of information. Each chapter poses questions that get at the heart of the field, answers them, and then reexamines them in the same way that scientists generate and test hypotheses. Unlike all other brief biological anthropology texts, this is not an abridged version of a longer text. Its presentation is fluid, well integrated, and covers all the standard topics in a carefully managed level of detail. Well-paced…

Book details

List price: $113.13
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 447
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English



Biological Anthropology


In the Field: Doing Biological


Anthropology What Is Biological Anthropology?


Bioanthropology and Science


The Scientific Method Belief Systems Contemporary Reflections


Is Evolution a Fact, a Theory or Just a Hypothesis?


Summary


Questions for Further Thought


Key Terms


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""On the Shoulders of Giants""


Explaining the Changing Earth


""Common Sense at Its Best""


Explaining


Biological


Change Contemporary Reflections: Has