Reframing Aging: Insights from Biology and Culture of Midlife Japanese [Paperback]

1. Introduction??PART I: PROXIMATE BIOLOGY??2. Proximate Biology: Introduction? 3. Proximate Biology of Aging? 4. Proximate Biology of Menopause??PART II: PROXIMATE CULTURAL??5. Proximate Culture: Introduction??6. Proximate Culture of Aging??7. Proximate Culture of Menopause?? PART III: ULTIMATE BIOLOGICAL??8. Ultimate Biology: Introduction??9. Ultimate Biology of Aging??10. Ultimate Biology of Menopause??PART IV: ULTIMATE CULTURAL??11. Ultimate Culture: Introduction??12. Ultimate Culture of Aging??13. Ultimate Culture of Menopause??14.?Questions & Future Explorations

Reframing Aging: Insights from Biology and Culture of Midlife Japanese?uses a biocultural framework to gain insights on aging and menopause in Japan, the United States, and beyond. It is ideal for students of biological/cultural/medical anthropology, gerontology, Asian studies, women and gender studies, and public health.

Melbys book is an engaging demonstration of what holistic anthropology can do. Melby uses multiple complementary levels of analysis, integrating theoretical perspectives from biomedicine, biocultural anthropology, evolutionary biology, and public health, to prompt the reader to look at menopause and aging in a new light.
- Karen Rosenberg, Professor at the Department of Anthropology, University of Delaware, USA

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