Bio-social Issues in HealthR. K. Pathak, Anil Kishore Sinha Northern Book Centre, 2008 - 598 pagini Themes included are:¿Issues on Health and Disease Approaches¿Health and Health Care Systems: Socio-cultural and Ecological Dimension¿Nutrition, Human Growth and Development¿Health and Mental Illness¿Contemporary Issues in Tribal Health and Care of the AgedContributors are from ¿Academic and research institutions of various States and Union Territories¿Subject specialists from different fields such as ¿Anthropology¿Biochemistry¿Bio-medicine ¿Community medicine¿Demography ¿Geography¿Home science¿Indigenous System of Medicine¿Ayurveda ¿Microbiology ¿ Pediatrics¿Philosophy¿Psychiatry and Social Psychology¿Covers a variety of therapies ranging from traditional to modern therapy for curing illness and disease¿Research Papers have been reviewed by the subject specialists¿Useful for the academicians from the fields of anthropology, sociology, psychology, home science, medical professionals, social scientists, administrators, planners, NGOs, teachers and students of various disciplines, and the broad spectrum of scholars interested in the science of man. |
Cuprins
A Research Agendum | 3 |
An Anthropological Critique | 12 |
A Geographic Study | 19 |
A Survey of Knowledge Attitude and Awareness Among | 32 |
Male Participation in Reproductive Health Issues | 41 |
A Genetically Handicap Disease | 47 |
Aspects of Social Structure of a Rural Referral | 56 |
Situation of Abortions in City Slums of Allahabad Uttar Pradesh | 80 |
Nutritional Anthropometry in Rural School Children of the Khaire | 279 |
A Comparative Study on Gender Among | 289 |
Health and Nutrition Among Irula Children | 304 |
Health and Demographic Aspects of the Scheduled Tribe Jenu Kurubas | 319 |
A Study of Health Status Fertility and Mortality of Married Women of Five | 324 |
Gender Kinship and Reproductive Health in India | 331 |
Excess Female Mortality due to Gender Bias Health Care and Disease | 345 |
Growth Pattern of Body Weight Height Head and Chest Circumference | 354 |
Blood Pressure Variation between the Sedent and Active Groups | 87 |
Dermatoglyphic Variation in Congenitally Deaf Children | 96 |
Finger Dermatoglyphic Studies in Diabetes mellitus Patients | 102 |
Indigenous Knowledge in Health Management and | 115 |
Contents XV | 117 |
Globalization of Indian System of Medicine | 124 |
Modern Health Care System in a Rural Setting of North Karnataka | 133 |
The Native Connotations of Illness and Health Care System in a Rural Setup | 141 |
Health Care Practices of the Hanbar Community of Karnataka State | 154 |
Health Roles of Pejini in Kondha Society | 162 |
Options of Western Medicine Among the Tribes of Andhra Pradesh India | 170 |
Native Perceptions Beliefs and Curing in a Rural Setup | 179 |
Shamanic Rituals in Salakinkoppa | 193 |
The Tribal Chhattisgarh | 200 |
Ecological Adaptation of a Nomadic Ethnic Group | 220 |
The Case of Mobile Phones in Indian Society | 228 |
An Anthropological Study | 245 |
A Bit More about Methods of Studying Human Growth | 253 |
Nutrition and Growth of Irula of Pondicherry | 260 |
Nutritional Status Age at Menarche and Perception regarding Menstrual | 268 |
Social Correlates of Anthropometric Failures Among Underfive Children | 364 |
Sociocultural Correlates of Infant Mortality Among the Brahmins | 373 |
A Clinicians Perspective | 391 |
Sociopersonal and Psychological Problems of Inmates of Senior Citizen Homes | 398 |
A Study of Depression Among the Elderly of Delhi | 405 |
Intelligence as a Correlate of Moral Values and Judgement | 414 |
Impact | 418 |
Association of Selfesteem with Physical Distress Among Migrant Labourers | 432 |
Biosocial and Administrative Dimensions of Health Care System | 445 |
Problems of the Tribes of Jharkhand | 461 |
Characteristics Function and Change | 471 |
An Empirical Analysis of Interplay | 487 |
Marching Towards the Road to Development | 495 |
A Scheduled Tribe | 505 |
A Study on Child Health Care Practices Among Gond Tribe in Surguja | 514 |
A Study in NorthEast India | 520 |
A Sociological Perspective | 529 |
A Study of Ropar District Punjab | 537 |
Sociohealth Dimensions of Aged Population | 550 |
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