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The changing Samoans : behavior and health in transition / edited by Paul T. Baker, Joel M. Hanna, Thelma S. Baker.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Research monographs on human population biologyPublisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 1986Description: xii, 482 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0195040937
  • 9780195040937
Other title:
  • Changing Samoans : Behaviour and health in transition
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.46 19
LOC classification:
  • GN57.S257 C45 1986
Contents:
1. Rationale and Research Design / P.T. Baker -- 2. Environment and Exploitation / T. Gage -- 3. Social Settings of Contemporary Samoans / J.A. Hecht -- 4. The Demography of Samoan Populations / S.F. Harbison -- 5. Mortality Patterns and Some Biological Predictors / P.T. Baker -- 6. Life Histories / F. Ali'ilima / M.L. Stover -- 7. Changing Socialization Patterns of Contemporary Samoans / T.S. Baker -- 8. Questions and Answers: Samoans Talk About Happiness / Distress and Other Life Experiences / A. Howard -- 9. Hormonal Composition / J.R. Bindon -- 10. Growth and Body Ccomposition / J.R. Bindon / S. Zansky -- 11. The Morphological Characteristics of Samoan Adults / I.G. Pawson -- 12. The Diet and Nutrition of Contemporary Samoans / J.M. Hanna / D.L. Pelletier & F.J. Brown -- 13. Work in Contemporary and Traditional Samoa / L.P. Greksa / D.L. Pelletier & C. Hornick -- 14. Blood Lipid Studies / D.L. Pelletier / C. Hornick -- 15. Blood Pressure of Samoans / S.T. McGarvey / E.E. Schendel -- 16. Samoan Coping Behavior / A. Howard -- 17. Perspectives on Health and Behavior of Samoans / P.T. Baker / J.M. Hanna.
Summary: "Paul Baker, a physical anthropologist of international repute, spent ten years examining the effects of acculturation on the Samoans, one of the largest single Polynesian ethnic groups to finally succumb to westernization. This timely and important work interprets his findings from the pointsof view of physical and biological anthropology, covering relevant aspects of demography, sociology, physiology, growth, nutrition, work, health, and behavior. Together the contributors bring to bear a unique approach to this much-publicized population; their work is a landmark in populations andof reactions to the stresses of modern development."--Publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Rationale and Research Design / P.T. Baker -- 2. Environment and Exploitation / T. Gage -- 3. Social Settings of Contemporary Samoans / J.A. Hecht -- 4. The Demography of Samoan Populations / S.F. Harbison -- 5. Mortality Patterns and Some Biological Predictors / P.T. Baker -- 6. Life Histories / F. Ali'ilima / M.L. Stover -- 7. Changing Socialization Patterns of Contemporary Samoans / T.S. Baker -- 8. Questions and Answers: Samoans Talk About Happiness / Distress and Other Life Experiences / A. Howard -- 9. Hormonal Composition / J.R. Bindon -- 10. Growth and Body Ccomposition / J.R. Bindon / S. Zansky -- 11. The Morphological Characteristics of Samoan Adults / I.G. Pawson -- 12. The Diet and Nutrition of Contemporary Samoans / J.M. Hanna / D.L. Pelletier & F.J. Brown -- 13. Work in Contemporary and Traditional Samoa / L.P. Greksa / D.L. Pelletier & C. Hornick -- 14. Blood Lipid Studies / D.L. Pelletier / C. Hornick -- 15. Blood Pressure of Samoans / S.T. McGarvey / E.E. Schendel -- 16. Samoan Coping Behavior / A. Howard -- 17. Perspectives on Health and Behavior of Samoans / P.T. Baker / J.M. Hanna.

"Paul Baker, a physical anthropologist of international repute, spent ten years examining the effects of acculturation on the Samoans, one of the largest single Polynesian ethnic groups to finally succumb to westernization. This timely and important work interprets his findings from the pointsof view of physical and biological anthropology, covering relevant aspects of demography, sociology, physiology, growth, nutrition, work, health, and behavior. Together the contributors bring to bear a unique approach to this much-publicized population; their work is a landmark in populations andof reactions to the stresses of modern development."--Publisher description.

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