Anthropology is an ever-evolving science with different goals of inquiry.
Alongside the more classical physical anthropology, extremely interesting branches have developed over the decades, such as philosophical anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, Ethnic Anthropology etc etc....
In relation to the degree course in Medicine and Surgery it seemed useful, also aligning with the curricula developed nationally at other universities, to focus on physical anthropology by analyzing six main themes such as: Human evolution, acquisition of upright posture, morphometrics, constitutionalism, auxometrics, and anatomical and ethnic variations.
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
The anthropological approach and physical anthropology in particular, proposed to the student of the Bachelor of Medicine degree program, constitutes the formative objective of this educational module, as a basic premise to the vast world of knowledge of man in various aspects and mainly in his physical complexity, acquired in the course of evolution; in the characterizations of the constitution of the body; in the moments of physical and structural development and growth; in the morphological variations part of which is related to the genetic heritage; in the physical characterization of the various ethnic groups and and finally to the concept of adaptation to the environment, health and disease.
To know the fields of study of Anthropology, understood as the natural history of man.
To know the transformations of the human body in the course of evolution.
Educational objectives (detail)
To know the transformations of the human body in the progressive acquisition of upright posture.
To know the characteristics of the human body in relation to different constitutional types
To know the somatic features and morphological aspects characterizing individuals and ethnic groups.
Know the main auxological concepts
To know the main anatomical variations of the human body
Know shape abnormalities and correlations with dysmorphological phenotypic features
Know the concept of human adaptation to the environment
Know the concept of health and disease.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
Be able to critically and consciously use the concepts learned.
Autonomy of judgment
Acquire autonomy of judgment with reference to the issues the discipline deals with, extendable to broader social issues and questions.
Communication skills
Learn the disciplinary language and evaluative methodologies of anthropology and learn to use them appropriately in reporting on the subjects covered in the course.
Learning skills
Acquire adequate skills in independent reading of anthropological texts.
Critical skill
Expected results
Have acquired adequate knowledge and an effective ability to understand the concepts expressed during the teaching activities
To be able to apply the acquired knowledge and to understand and solve problems referring to anthropology in all its extensions
To know how to use both conceptually and operationally the acquired knowledge with autonomous evaluation ability and skill in different medical and health application contexts.
To develop adequate learning skills that will enable them to continue to deepen autonomously the main themes of the discipline, especially in the work contexts in which they will work.
Introduction
Definition of the subject
Fields of study of anthropology
Human/environment adaptation
Adaptation to the natural environment
Adaptation to the man-made environment
Geo anthropology
Evolutionary
Evolutionary theories
Paleontology
Evolution of the genus Homo
Development of the neurocranium
Acquisition of upright stature
Acquisition of prehensile capacity
Anthropometry
Measurement of the skeleton
Sexual characteristics
Skeletal and dental stress indicators
Constitutionalistics
Body composition
Anthropological types
Continuous and discontinuous characters
Individual somatic differences
Auxology and aging
Stages of growth
Somatometry/body measurements
Stages of somatic aging
Population sciences
Variants and abnormalities
Physiognomy and variants
Ethnic differentiation
Ethnic characteristics
Paleopathology
Pathocenosis
Materials and methods of paleopathology
Diseases of the past
Ethnomedicine
Alternative medicine
Ritual medicine
Guerci A, Dall’antropologia all’antropopoiesi. Breve saggio sulle rappresentazioni e costruzioni della variabilità umana. Ed. C. Lucisano, Milano, 2007
Mezzogiorno V. Morfo-tipologia umana. Piccin Padova. 1988.
Sineo L., Moggi Cecchi J.. Manuale di antropologia. Evoluzione e Biodiversità umana. UTET, Torino 2022.
Ricevimento: Reception: By appointment by contacting the teacher at ezio.fulcheri@unige.it
GIANLUCA DAMONTE (President)
NICOLA GIOVANNI GIRTLER (President)
EZIO FULCHERI
ROSAGEMMA CILIBERTI (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)
The lessons will take place in the 1° semester
The class schedule will be available at the following link: https://easyacademy.unige.it › portalestudenti
The written exam will verify the acquisition of the basic knowledge of the teaching. The questions will allow to evaluate the ability to apply the acquired knowledge in both theoretical and practical fields. You will have to be able to connect and integrate the knowledge learned during the lessons with the knowledge acquired during individual study. The written exam (multiple choice quiz) will mainly focus on the topics covered during both theoretical and practical lessons and will aim to evaluate not only the achievement of an adequate level of basic knowledge, but also the acquisition of the ability to analyse critically the questions that will be asked during the exam.
In case of certification of specific learning disability, disability or other special educational needs, please contact both the Department contact person, Prof. Nicola Girtler, and the lecturer at the beginning of the lectures to agree on teaching and exam methods which, in compliance of the teaching objectives, take into account individual learning methods and provide suitable compensatory/dispensatory tools recognized by the University SLD Student Service.
