A Guide to Reproduction : Social Issues & Human Concerns

Irina Pollard

ISBN 10: 0521418623 / ISBN 13: 9780521418621

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1994

About this Item

Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The purpose of this comprehensive text is to increase awareness of human reproduction and its consequences. The central theme links reproductive capacity, the social consequences of the multiple stresses this places on the environment and the ways this relates back to the reproductive health of humans and other animals. In the first section, the biology of human reproduction is discussed, including such topics as the treatment and causes of infertility, growth and maturation, parental behaviour and neonate biology. The effects of procreational biology on the foundation of human social structure are also examined. The second part deals with reproduction as it relates to health and social issues such as stress, fertility control, AIDS, teratogens and errors of sexual differentiation. It is an invaluable resource for all those wishing to update their knowledge of human reproductive biology.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Guide to Reproduction : Social Issues & Human Concerns
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521418623
• ISBN 13: 9780521418621
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 157H x 30D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 157 millimeters height by 30 millimeters depth
• Weight: 842 grams

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Synopsis

Reproduction plays a huge part in many people's lives, but often little is understood about the biological processes involved and the larger impact of reproductive choices. This book offers an accessible, comprehensive introduction to this fascinating subject. Irina Pollard takes a unique, interdisciplinary perspective, describing in detail the biology of human reproduction, but also covering in depth the impact of procreational behavior on human social structures, the environment, and health. This compelling and authoritative account is the first to draw together in a single volume these two disparate yet intimately connected strands of the story of human reproduction. The book covers fertility and infertility, sexual behavior and pheromones, sperm creation, maternal physiology during pregnancy, fetal development, the biology of breast feeding, and the impact of parental behavior on the physiology of the newborn, as well as population dynamics, artificial control of fertility, the AIDS epidemic, the effects of nutrition and exercise on reproductive behavior, and the causes of birth defects, including abuse of substances such as nicotine, alcohol, and caffeine. This book is an ideal text for undergraduate and graduate students studying biology, medicine, anthropology, human ecology, population dynamics, and public health. It is also an engrossing and enlightening source of information for a wide range of general readers including prospective parents, pregnant mothers, teenagers, and anyone wishing a concise, up-to-date review of human reproductive biology.

Book Description

This authoritative account is the first to draw together in a single volume a unique interdisciplinary perspective that describes in detail the biology of human reproduction as well as the impact of procreational behavior on human social structures, the environment and health.