The Handbook of Methods in Cultural Anthropology, now in its second edition, maintains a
strong benchmark for understanding the scope of contemporary anthropological field …

Theoretical and methodological developments guided by a cognitive theory of culture have
advanced our understanding of cultural processes over the past 40 years. The theoretical …

Background Unhealthy body composition, including high fat mass, low muscle mass and low
bone mass, is a critical health issue in adults. The weight‐adjusted waist index (WWI) …

In the US, people with marginalized racial/ethnic, social class, sexual, and gender identities
often have worse physical and mental health than people with more privileged identities …

Living in poverty significantly elevates risk of common mental disorders, but the underlying
mechanisms are poorly specified. The stress of coping with household food insecurity is …

Winner of the 2019 Society for Anthropological Sciences Book Prize This book engages with
the issue of how culture is incorporated into individuals' lives, a question that has long …

Anthropologists are interested in understanding patterns of human variation, whether
assessed along cultural, biological, linguistic, or material metrics. Epigenetics, the study of …

The term biocultural is often invoked as a unifying theme in a holistic vision of anthropology.
To ascertain patterns in its use and meaning in current anthropological publications, we …

Systematic Methods for Analyzing Culture is a practical manual that provides step-by-step
instruction for collecting and analyzing cultural data. This compact guide explains complex …

Objectives Obesity consistently predicts depression risk, but the underlying mechanisms are
poorly understood. Body concerns are proposed as key. South Korean society is …