Bioarchaeology of Impairment and Disability: Theoretical, Ethnohistorical, and Methodological Perspectives (Bioarchaeology and Social Theory)
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (598 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B073LRX6RQ |
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| Number of Pages | : | 189 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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in Biology from the State University of New York College at Geneseo (2006), and M.A. (2015) in Anthropology from the State University of New York at Buffalo. She has most recently published articles in the Journal of Forensic Sciences on a collaborate project with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency as well as another research article which presented the practical considerations of portable X-ray fluorescence with osseous materials. She co-organiz
The third goal of the volume is to present various methodological approaches to quantifying impairment in skeletonized and mummified remains.This volume serves to engage scholars from many disciplines in our exploration of disability in the past, with particular emphasis on the bioarchaeological context. . From the Back Cover Over the years, impairment has been discussed in bioarchaeology, with some scholars providing carefully contextualized explanations for their causes and consequences. Other social sciences and the humanities have far surpassed most of anthropology (with the exception of medical anthropology) in their integration of social theories of disability.This volume has three goals: The first goal of this edited volume is to present theoretical and methodological discussions on impairment and disability. The second goal of th
This volume serves to engage scholars from many disciplines in our exploration of disability in the past, with particular emphasis on the bioarchaeological context. This volume has three goals: The first goal of this edited volume is to present theoretical and methodological discussions on impairment and disability. Such investigations typically take a case study approach and focus on the functional aspects of impairments. Over the years, impairment has been discussed in bioarchaeology, with some scholars providing carefully contextualized explanations for their causes and consequences. The second goal of this volume is to emphasize the necessity of interdisciplinarity in discussions of impairment and disability within bioarchaeology. Other social sciences and the humanities have far surpassed most of anthropology (with the exception of medical anthropology) in their integration of social theories of disability. However, these interpretations are disconnected from disability theory discourse. The third goal of the volume is to present various m