ANT214H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Thalassemia, Vitamin A, Headache
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Smaller pelvis in women can increase maternal mortality. Stunting may be associated with cognitive impairments: critique of hypothesis, no evidence that slow and lower growth is without costs, detrimental effects of growth retardation: Not just constrained resources, but politics = who does and does not get access to food thought of a natural disaster but are in fact shaped by economics and politics. Famine: specific to sedentary, state societies, impacts of war and conflict, (1) adequate reserves of food, (2) good redistribution schemes, (3) good transportation networks. In order to prevent famine, a country requires: Anthropogenic factors (dean braa, 1997: begins with english conquest & colonization of ireland in 17th century, massive relocation of peasants to rocky & sandy soils of western ireland, not ideal for growing crops. Irish catholics prohibited from owning land; individual autonomy to choose what you do and plant: potatoes introduced to english to peasants, hardy crop, grows anywhere.
