From the age-old debate about nature and culture , they will face the issues of variability , differentiation , adaptation , ecology and the multiple cultural strategies developed in time and space from the different human populations .
The anthropological approach to the study of podiatry science is the educational objective of this teaching module , as a precondition to the morphological and physio - pathological knowledge of the foot that the student must acquire .
The course 's main objective is to make the student able to address the issues concerning the various aspects of human evolution , with particular reference to the acquisition of upright posture , the " foot of the ancestral theory " and encephalization process. Will also provide the essential concepts for the knowledge of the health care systems of different human populations.
The course is online.
Definition and anthropology study fields . Anthropology at the interface between life sciences and the humanities . The concept of normality . The man and the environment . Historical notes on the content of Western medical systems and not . Outline of human evolution with particular reference to the acquisition of upright posture and encephalization process. The " Theory of the ancestral foot" . The human differentiation in time and space .
To attentively follow the course online with the material whole attached iconografico. For close examinations to consult:
A. Guerci. Dall'antropologia all'antropopoiesi. C. Lucisano edit., Milano 2007. Pag. 29/103
Ricevimento: By appointment by contacting the teacher to: antonio.guerci@unige.it
MARIA FARAONI
ANTONIO GUERCI
MARIANO MARTINI
STEFANIA SPEZIARI
DANIELA RISSO (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)
To contact the reception office of the course of studies.
