Hormones, Health and Behaviour

A Socio-Ecological and Lifespan Perspective
Herausgeber: Panter-Brick, C.; Worthman, C. M.; Panter-Brick, Catherine

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Produktbeschreibung

Hormones, Health and Behavior looks at the relationship of human biology and human society at the intersection of behavior, hormones and health.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 496g
• ISBN-13: 9780521103756
• ISBN-10: 0521103754
• Artikelnr.: 25686675

Inhaltsangabe

1. Contributions of biological anthropology to the study of hormones,
health and behavior C. Panter-Brick and C. M. Worthman; 2. Hormonal
correlates of personality and social contexts: from non-human to human
primates R. M. Sapolsky; 3. Epidemiology of human development C. M.
Worthman; 4. Family environment, stress and health during childhood M. V.
Flinn; 5. Work and hormonal variation in subsistence and industrial
contexts C. Panter-Brick and T. M. Pollard; 6. Reproductive ecology and
reproductive cancers P. T. Ellison; 7. Diet, hormones and health: an
evolutionary-ecological perspective P. L. Whitten; 8. Modernisation,
psychosocial factors, insulin and cardiovascular health S. T. McGarvey;
Index.