This long-awaited book presents a comprehensive, integrated, and up-to-date overview of the major physiological and behavioral factors affecting human reproduction. In attempting to identify the most
"...a 'must-have' reference text for any researcher interested in the biocultural determinants of human fertility and is appropriate as a textbook at the graduate level. I expect it to remain a standa
Viewing the subsistence farm as primarily a 'demographic enterprise' to create and support a family, this book offers an integrated view of the demography and ecology of preindustrial farming. Taking an interdisciplinary perspective, it examines how traditional farming practices interact with demographic processes such as childbearing, death, and family formation. It includes topics such as household nutrition, physiological work capacity, health and resistance to infectious diseases, as well as reproductive performance and mortality. The book argues that the farming household is the most informative scale at which to study the biodemography and physiological ecology of preindustrial, non-commercial agriculture. It offers a balanced appraisal of the farming system, considering its strengths and limitations, as well as the implications of viewing it as a 'demographic enterprise' rather than an economic one. A valuable resource for graduate students and researchers in biological and phys
Explains the biological effects of alcoholism and presents a new psychological approach to therapy that relies on the need of people to find meaning in their lives
?To follow the journeys made by Mackay and Evans up the Missouri and across the plains in 1795?97 is to begin to appreciate the kind of world Lewis and Clark found when they voyaged up the river in 18
?To follow the journeys made by Mackay and Evans up the Missouri and across the plains in 1795?97 is to begin to appreciate the kind of world Lewis and Clark found when they voyaged up the river in 18
Dividend Policy explores the puzzle presented by dividends: irrational and subject to fashion, yet popular and desirable, they remain a priority among managers, even while perceived as largely symbol
