Book by Fbrega Jr Horacio
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"Heretofore, sociobiologists have had relatively little to say to orthodox medicine. Fabrega seeks to remedy this reticence by applying sociobiologic theory to sickness and healing behavior from the beginnings of the human presence on Earth to the present."--Robert Martensen, "New England Journal of Medicine
Looking at human sickness and healing through the lens of evolutionary theory, this work presents not only the vulnerability to disease and injury but also the need to show and communicate sickness and to seek and provide healing as innate biological traits grounded in evolution. This linking of sickness and healing, as inseparable facets of a unique human adaptation developed during the evolution of the hominid line, offers a point from which to examine medicine. The author traces the characteristics of sickness and healing through the early and later stages of social evolution. As well as offering a conceptual structure and a methodology for analyzing medicine in revolutionary terms, he shows the relevance of this approach and its implications for the social sciences and for medical policy.
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Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. AE - A first edition hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has wrinkling and crease on some edges and corners, light line scratch on the front, and very light shelf wear. Book has a few light bumped cornres, some very light stains on the page edges, previous owner's library seal emboss with initials and date written on the half-title page, some writing on the top of the back fixed endpaper, light discoloration and light shelf wear. Evolution of Sickness and Healingis a theoretical work on the grand scale, an original synthesis of many disciplines in social studies in medicine. 9.5"x6.5", 364 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Nº de ref. del artículo: SW630BB
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