AsNisbett shows inThe Geography of Thought,people think about -- and even see -- the world differently because of differing ecologies, social structures, philosophies, and educational systems that date back to ancient Greece and China.The ...

Grounded in recent, cutting edge feminist anthropological theory, these essays discuss how women and men do courtship, intimacy, and marriage around the world

"A cross-cultural and transhistorical account of ... the ways it is perceived by society and responded to."--jacket.

This fascinating book explores the bodily expression of emotion in worldwide and culture-specific contexts.

Here, euthanasia and the right to die are examined in the context of the social, legal, and religious settings of a wide range of countries.

This books explores the clash between a small county hospital in California and a refugee family from Laos over the care of Lia Lee, a Hmong child diagnosed with severe epilepsy.

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The Body in the Library reads representations of the corporeal in texts of empire; case studies include: - gendered representations of corporeality - medical regimes - ethnography and photography in the Pacific - cultural transvestism in ...

Introduction: the problem with obesity -- Defining obesity -- Obesity and human adaptation -- The distribution of risk -- Culture and body ideals -- Big-body symbolism, meanings, and norms -- Conclusion: the big picture.

This book will be the first volume that undertakes such an ambitious goal in the field of counseling.