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Medical Anthropology and the Study of Biological and Cultural Adaptation 1

1966; Wiley; Volume: 68; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1525/aa.1966.68.1.02a00040

1548-1433

Alexander Alland,

Race, Genetics, and Society

American AnthropologistVolume 68, Issue 1 p. 40-51 Free Access Medical Anthropology and the Study of Biological and Cultural Adaptation1 ALEXANDER ALLAND Jr., ALEXANDER ALLAND Jr. Columbia UniversitySearch for more papers by this author ALEXANDER ALLAND Jr., ALEXANDER ALLAND Jr. Columbia UniversitySearch for more papers by this author First published: February 1966 https://doi.org/10.1525/aa.1966.68.1.02a00040Citations: 29 1 This is a revised and expanded version of a paper read at the annual meetings of the American Anthropological Association in Detroit, November 1964. I wish to thank Professors Andrew Vayda and Paul Collins for helpful suggestions and to absolve them from any guilt inherent in errors for which I alone am responsible. AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat References Cited Blumberg, B. S. 1962 Proceedings of the Conference on Genetic Polymorphisms and Geographic Variations in Disease. New York , Grune and Stratton. Buettner-Janusch, J. 1959 Natural selection in man: the ABO(H) blood group system. American Anthropologist 61: 437– 456. Childe, V. G. 1936 Man makes himself. London , Watts and Co. Davenport, W. 1960 Jamaican fishing: a game theory analysis. New Haven , Vale University Publications in Anthropology 59. Deevey, C. S. 1960 The hare and the haruspex: a cautionary tale. In Man alone, (ed. by Eric and Mary Josephson). New York , Dell. Dibzhansky, T. 1962 Mankind evolving. New Haven , Yale University Press. Geertz, C. 1962 The growth of culture and the evolution of mind. In Theories of the mind (ed. by Jordan Scher). Glencoe , Free Press. Hallowell, A. I. 1955 Culture and experience. Philadelphia , University of Pennsylvania Press. Hutt, F. B. 1963 Comment In Genetic systems involved in disease susceptibility in mammals (ed. by A. Motulsky) In Genetic selection in man. Third Macy Conference on Genetics, (ed. by W. J. Schull). Ann Arbor , University of Michigan Press. Lambrecht, F. L. 1964 Aspects of evolution and ecology of tsetse flies and trypanosomiasis in prehistoric African environment. Journal of African History V, No. 1: 1– 24. Laughlin, W. 1962 Primitive theory of medicine: empirical knowledge. Conference on Medicine and Anthropology. Arden House, Harriman, New York . Nov. 17–20, 1961. Livingstone, F. 1958 Anthropological implications of sickle cell gene in West Africa. American Anthropologist 60: 533– 562. Nag, Moni 1962 Factors affecting human fertility in non-industrial societies: a cross cultural study. New Haven , Yale University publications in Anthropology 66. Sahlins, M. D. and E. R. Service 1960 Evolution and culture. Ann Arbor , University of Michigan Press. Schull, W. J. 1963 Genetic selection in man. Third Macy Conference on Genetics. Ann Arbor , University of Michigan Press. Schultz, A. H. 1950 The specializations of man and his place among the Catarrhine primates. Cold Springs Harbor Symposium on Quantitative Biology 15: 37– 53. Simpson, G. G. 1962 Comments on cultural evolution. In Evolution and man's progress, (ed. by H. Hoagland and R. W. Burhoe. New York , Columbia University Press. Spuhler, J. N. 1959 The evolution of man's capacity for culture. Detroit , Wayne State University Press. Washburn, S. L. 1959 Speculations on the interrelations of the history of tools and biological evolution. In Spuhler, The evolution of man's capacity for culture. Detroit , Wayne State University Press. Wallace, A. F. C. 1961 Culture and personality. New York , Random House. White, L. 1959 The evolution of culture. New York , McGraw-Hill. Whiting, John 1964 Effects of climate on certain cultural practices. In Explorations in cultural anthropology. Essays in Honor of G. P. Murdock, (ed. by Ward Goodenough). New York , McGraw-Hill. Citing Literature Volume68, Issue1February 1966Pages 40-51 ReferencesRelatedInformation