Albert Damon 1918–1973

Howells, W. W.

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“…Albert Damon joined the anthropology department at around the time that Hunt and Erikson left. In 1964, he became Curator of Medical Anthropology, a position he held until his death in 1973 (Howells, 1973d). Damon was the founder of Engineering Anthropology and, with Howells' early support and later direct participation, leading formulator of the Harvard Solomon Islands Project, a truly interdisciplinary endeavor (first involving sociocultural anthropologists Eugene Ogan and Roger Keesing, and Lot B.…”

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From the shoulders of a giant: Perspectives on the legacy of William White Howells (1908-2005)

Godfrey

2008

Am. J. Phys. Anthropol.

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William White Howells was one of the intellectual giants of the discipline of biological anthropology during the twentieth century. He was a devoted student of Earnest A. Hooton; yet he played a central role in directing the discipline away from the typological thinking that infused the work of his predecessor, and toward the population perspective that characterizes the field today.An original and productive scholar with diverse interests, his influence was extraordinary not merely because of his brilliance, but also because of the kind of mentor he was. Almost two dozen graduate students, and countless others with whom he interacted in various capacities, have carried Howells' legacy into the twenty-first century. Yrbk Phys Anthropol 51: 118-126, 2008. V

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From the shoulders of a giant: Perspectives on the legacy of William White Howells (1908-2005)

Godfrey

2008

Am. J. Phys. Anthropol.

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The emergence of biomedical anthropology and its implications for the future

Wienker

1984

American J Phys Anthropol

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Primarily during the past 15 years a distinct new area within physical anthropology has emerged, biomedical anthropology. Physical anthropologists have become heavily involved in studying problems of relevance to the health and illness patterns of living humans. There has been a proportionate increase in biomedically focused papers published in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology, in biomedically focused papers presented at annual meetings of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, and in physical anthropology doctoral dissertations oriented toward modern biomedical phenomena. Proportionately more physical anthropologists are now employed in medical schools and there has been recent growth in the proportion of physical anthropologists in anthropology departments who claim some aspect of biomedical anthropology as a research interest. Increasingly, physical anthropologists are focusing their research on cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in America. These distinct trends are partially a result of the nature of physical anthropology and its unique biocultural perspective. However the growth of applied anthropology, the present academic marketplace, and the availability of research funds are probably also contributing factors. The emergency of biomedical anthropology holds promise for the future of physical anthropology and for its current employment crisis. Careers with academic and nonacademic organizations engaged in biomedical research appear to be a viable alternative to careers in departments of anthropology, for biomedical anthropologists. This will entail some reorientation of graduate training for physical anthropologists. More emphasis will have to be placed on substantive biomedical subjects, research methods, and data management and analysis.

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Albert Damon 1918–1973

Cited by 2 publications

References 37 publications

From the shoulders of a giant: Perspectives on the legacy of William White Howells (1908-2005)

From the shoulders of a giant: Perspectives on the legacy of William White Howells (1908-2005)

The emergence of biomedical anthropology and its implications for the future

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