Book contents
- Patterns of Human Growth
- Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology
- Patterns of Human Growth
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Background to the Study of Human Growth
- 2 Basic Principles of Human Growth
- 3 The Evolution of Human Growth
- 4 Evolution of the Human Life Cycle
- 5 Growth Variation in Living Human Populations
- 6 Genetic and Neuroendocrine Regulation of Human Growth
- 7 What Makes People Grow?
- 8 A Biocultural View of Human Growth
- Glossary
- References
- Index
5 - Growth Variation in Living Human Populations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 November 2020
- Patterns of Human Growth
- Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology
- Patterns of Human Growth
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Background to the Study of Human Growth
- 2 Basic Principles of Human Growth
- 3 The Evolution of Human Growth
- 4 Evolution of the Human Life Cycle
- 5 Growth Variation in Living Human Populations
- 6 Genetic and Neuroendocrine Regulation of Human Growth
- 7 What Makes People Grow?
- 8 A Biocultural View of Human Growth
- Glossary
- References
- Index
Summary
The extensive interacting matrix of variables associated with population variation in growth, development, and maturation are reviewed. Secular trends in growth and maturation are described and interpreted. Human growth under adversity is explained and hope for the future is offered.
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- Patterns of Human Growth , pp. 273 - 338Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020