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| A Role for Biology in the Cultural Ecology of Ladakh | ||
| 作者 | Wiley, Andrea S. (著) |
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| 出處題名 | Human Ecology |
| 卷期 | v.25 n.2 |
| 出版日期 | 1997.06 |
| 頁次 | 273 - 295 |
| 出版者 | Springer |
| 出版者網址 | http://www.springeronline.com |
| 出版地 | New York, NY, US [紐約, 紐約州, 美國] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 關鍵詞 | Ladakh; high altitude; demography; infant mortality |
| 摘要 | Human ecology research in the high-altitude region of Ladakh (northern India) has tended to focus on the adaptive significance of Ladakhi social institutions given a natural environment characterized by numerous challenges. This research appears to lead to the conclusion that traditionally-living Ladakhis are in a state of well-being and harmonious balance with their environment, as social institutions such as polyandry constrain fertility to keep the population size in check relative to constrained resources. There has been little research on biological adaptation in Ladakh, and the view from biology presents a very different picture of the relationship between Ladakhis and their environment. Data presented here show that the health of reproductive women and infants is compromised by both natural and social factors. Since reproductive health is crucial to the production of future generations, it is argued that mortality plays a major role in constraining population growth in Ladakh, and may be due to the limited biological history that Ladakhis have in this high-altitude region. This may also help us understand Ladakhi patterns in relation to those observed in the Andes. |
| 目次 | Introduction 273 Ecology and Population Processes in Ladakh 276 Maternal and Infant Health in Ladakh 283 Constraints on Well-Being in Ladakh 287 Conclusion 291 References 292 |
| ISSN | 03007839 (P); 15729915 (E) |
| 點閱次數 | 193 |
| 建檔日期 | 2023.11.16 |
| 更新日期 | 2023.11.16 |
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