Human Diversity: Its Nature, Extent, Causes and Effects on People - Couverture rigide

Lamb, Bernard Charles

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 981463235X ISBN 13 : 9789814632355

Editeur : World Scientific Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

Human diversity, with its myriad of different conditions involving biology, psychology, and social structures, remains one of the biggest challenges — and opportunities — facing the species. With many government and private firms now having diversity or equality officers, programmes or committees, it is clear that human diversity is a cornerstone of policy-making at the very highest echelons. All this points to a need for proper scientific and medical information on this topic — not soft 'politically correct' sociology.

This book provides the hard facts on human similarities and differences, their causes and effects on people. It covers the whole range from normal to extreme human types, and presents — for the first time — much of the author's 25 years of original research on the subject. It can also act as a family medical guide to aspects of human function, structure and disease. It covers many human topics in a humane and understandable fashion, providing much material for information and discussion. It can be used as a handbook or textbook on human diversity, but is mainly popular science for the general public. A special feature of this book is the 140 colour photos that illustrate the diversity of human life, nearly all taken by the author himself.

Given the vast nature of the subject, the book seamlessly integrates relevant data from multiple disciplines including medicine, biology, anthropology, genetics, psychology, evolution, languages, sociology, history and geography. Even controversial subjects such as race, class and culture are tackled head-on with no-nonsense scientific rigour.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Human diversity, with its myriad of different conditions involving biology, psychology, and social structures, remains one of the biggest challenges — and opportunities — facing the species. With many government and private firms now having diversity or equality officers, programmes or committees, it is clear that human diversity is a cornerstone of policy-making at the very highest echelons. All this points to a need for proper scientific and medical information on this topic — not soft 'politically correct' sociology.

This book provides the hard facts on human similarities and differences, their causes and effects on people. It covers the whole range from normal to extreme human types, and presents — for the first time — much of the author's 25 years of original research on the subject. It can also act as a family medical guide to aspects of human function, structure and disease. It covers many human topics in a humane and understandable fashion, providing much material for information and discussion. It can be used as a handbook or textbook on human diversity, but is mainly popular science for the general public. A special feature of this book is the 140 colour photos that illustrate the diversity of human life, nearly all taken by the author himself.

Given the vast nature of the subject, the book seamlessly integrates relevant data from multiple disciplines including medicine, biology, anthropology, genetics, psychology, evolution, languages, sociology, history and geography. Even controversial subjects such as race, class and culture are tackled head-on with no-nonsense scientific rigour.

Revue de presse

Really enjoyed reading your chapter which brings alive the brain! As I said, very gripping! --Dr Annabelle Dudley, Consultant Psychiatrist, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust

An interesting aspect of the book is its collection of personal accounts, first-person narratives by individuals who perceive themselves as different or who have been treated as being outside the norm. Biologists, social scientists, anthropologists, and general audiences who want a glimpse of how widely we humans differ, but also of how many ways we are similar, will enjoy this fascinating book. --CHOICE Connect

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: World Scientific Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 981463235X
• ISBN 13: 9789814632355
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 448
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible