The New Physical Anthropology

by Strum, Shirley C.; Lindburg, Donald G.; Hamburg, David A.; Lindburg, Donald G.

• ISBN13: 9780132065177
• ISBN10: 0132065177
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-11-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Summary

This book presents a set of key papers for those who may have forgotten them as well as for those who, entering the field today, may never have been exposed to these seminal works in Physical Anthropology. It then reaches beyond history to tell the story of the practice of the field, showing--through current research and field work--how the framework has been articulated and expanded over the years.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii	(4)
List of Contributors	xi	(2)
Introduction	xiii
SETTING THE STAGE	1	(6)
1. The New Physical Anthropology (1951)	1	(6)
S.L. Washburn
AN EVOLUTIONARY COMPARATIVE FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY	7	(36)
2. The Analysis of Primate Evolution with Particular Reference to the Origin of Man (1951)	7	(11)
S.L. Washburn
3. Life History of Gombe Chimpanzees: The Inside View from the Skeleton	18	(14)
M.E. Morbeck
4. Electromyography, Elastic Energy, and Knuckle-walking: A Lesson in Experimental Anthropology	32	(11)
R. Tuttle
B. Hallgrimsson
J. Basmajian
THE PROMISE OF PRIMATOLOGY	43	(64)
5. The Promise of Primatology (1973)	43	(4)
S.L. Washburn
6. The Primate Brain and the Origin of Intelligence	47	(17)
H.D. Steklis
7. Visual-Spatial Neurological Modeling as a Possible Mechanism for Learning and Managing Social Structure	64	(3)
C. Bramblett
A. Coelho
S. Easley
8. Theory, Method, Gender, and Culture: What Changed Our Views of Primate Society?	67	(40)
S.C. Strum
L.M. Fedigan
DIAGNOSING EVOLUTIONARY COMPLEXES	107	(34)
9. Aggressive Behavior in Old World Monkeys and Apes (1968)	107	(12)
S.L. Washburn
D.A. Hamburg
10. A Mystery: Explaining Behavior	119	(14)
P. Dolhinow
11. Good Taste, Good Sense, or Just Plain Good Sex(ual) Differences in the Metabolism of Alcohol	133	(8)
A.J. Almquist
D. Matsuda
IMPROVED PHYLOGENETIC RECONSTRUCTIONS	141	(40)
12. One Hundred Years of Anthropology (1968)	141	(10)
S.L. Washburn
13. Fashions and Models in Human Evolution: Contributions of Sherwood Washburn	151	(11)
A. Zihlman
14. Genetics of Old World Monkeys: One Aspect of the "New" Physical Anthropology	162	(12)
T.R. Turner
M.L. Weiss
15. Evolutionary Information from Fossil Molecules	174	(7)
J.M. Lowenstein
THE CHALLENGE OF SCIENCE	181	(14)
16. Human Evolution: Science or Game? (1973)	181	(4)
S.L. Washburn
17. Science and Constructivism: Notes Toward a Reconciliation	185	(10)
R.B. Lee
SCIENCE AND THE FUTURE	195	(20)
18. Evolution and Learning: A Context for Evaluation (1975)	195	(6)
S.L. Washburn
19. Zoos as Arks: Issues in Ex Situ Propagation of Endangered Wildlife	201	(14)
D. Lindburg
WASHBURN, THE TEACHER	215	(18)
20. Evolution of a Teacher (1983)	215	(13)
S.L. Washburn
21. Sherry Washburn and the Revolution in Functional Anatomy	228	(5)
T. Grand
EPILOGUE	233	(4)
The New Physical Anthropology: Science, Humanism, and Critical Reflection	233	(4)
S.C. Strum
APPENDIX	237	(40)
The Study of Race (1963)	237	(7)
S.L. Washburn
The Evolution of Hunting (1968)	244	(10)
S.L. Washburn
C.S. Lancaster
The Social Life of Baboons (1961)	254	(7)
S.L. Washburn
I DeVore
Behavior and Human Evolution (1963)	261	(9)
S.L. Washburn
Conflict in Primate Society (1966)	270	(7)
S.L. Washburn
Bibliography of S.L. Washburn	277