Human variation
Subtitle: an introduction to physical anthropology
By: [by] James F. Downs and Hermann K. Bleibtreu.
Contributors: Bleibtreu, Hermann K., joint author.
Publisher: Glencoe Press
Published: 1969
Place of publication: Beverly Hills, Calif
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 269
Subjects: Physical anthropology.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. What Is anthropology? -- What Is man? -- The uniqueness of culture -- The physical hallmarks of man -- Sex, society and survival -- The process of evolution. The development of evolutionary theory -- Darwin to Wallace -- Ecology : the animal in its environment -- The process of adaptation -- Variation : the basis of natural selection -- Natural selection : the basis of evolution -- Convergent evolution -- Isolation -- Conclusion -- Culture : man’s ecological niche. The problem of definition -- The function of culture in survival and development -- Conclusion -- The causes of variation : genetics. The development and importance of genetics -- The process of reproduction -- The inheritance of single-gene and polygenic traits -- Fitness and differential reproduction -- Mutation -- Genetic drift -- Gene flow -- Conclusion -- The evolution of man. Chronospecies and fossil evidence -- The primates -- Conceptualizing human evolution -- Man’s ancestors -- Early and late prehumans -- Early humans -- Late humans -- Modern man -- Man’s capacity for language -- The origin of racial groupings -- The concept of race. False ideas about race -- Toward an operational definition -- How racial distinctions develop -- Problems in racial classification -- The names of racial groups -- “Primitive” racial traits -- Psychological traits -- “Racial” differences in intelligence -- The capacity for cultural development -- Interracial marriage and mating -- Characteristics of racial groupings. Skin color -- Hair : quantity and distribution -- Hair form -- Hair color -- Body height -- Body form and adaptation to climate -- Sex linked traits and foot structure -- The distribution of races -- Distinguishing races -- Non-racial differences between populations and individuals. Resistance to disease -- Blood groups or types -- Other differences between populations -- Individual variation and cultural conformity -- Individual variation in sex traits -- “Normal” physical condition -- Somatotyping -- The process of maturation -- The limits of variation -- Culture and biology : an afterword.