ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Epidemiological Transition, Medical Anthropology, Human Ecology
26 May 2016
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Major css (culture-specific syndrome) of the west : anorexia, nervosa and. Culturally linked to concern with appearance and body weight. 90% of women are diagnosed, 10% are diagnosed. We value disciplined bodies in western society a disciplined body is seen an contained and controlled. Not seen in developing world until 1990s. Epidemiology the study of how and why disease occurs in certain populations and why it occurs. Associated with major changes un human way of life. The 3 transitions: 1st food production, 2nd industrialization, 3rd globalization (global ecological change) 1st epidemiological transition: 10,000 years ago: food production and. Food production altered human relationships with the environments. Paleolithic diet lots of vegetables, low in fat, sodium, and carbohydrates. Change in the way humans interact with their environment. Agriculture didn"t start in the middle east but the middle east is just a place where there was agriculture. Mass accumulation of stuff, possessing a lot of stuff is hindering to a nomadic.
