Genomic Diversity in People of India

Genomic Diversity in People of India
Author: Anthropological Survey Of India
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 461
Release: 2021-07-02
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9811601631

This book is the output of Anthropological Survey of India's National Project "DNA Polymorphism of Contemporary Indian Population" conducted during 2000 to 2018. The book compiles the independent and collaborative work of 49 scientific personnel. Genomics facilitate the study of genetic constitution and diversity at individual and population levels. Genomic diversity explains susceptibility, predisposition and prolongation of diseases; personalized medicine and longevity; prehistoric demographic events, such as population bottleneck, expansion, admixture and natural selection. This book highlights the heterogeneous, genetically diverse population of India. It shows how the central geographic location of India, played a crucial role in historic and pre-historic human migrations, and in peopling different continents of the world. The book describes the massive task undertaken by AnSI to unearth genomic diversity of India populations, with the use of Uni-parental DNA markers mtDNA (mitochondrial DNA) and Y –chromosome in 75 communities. The book talks about the 61 maternal and 35 paternal lineages identified through these studies. It brings forth interesting, hitherto unknown findings such as shared mutations between certain communities. This volume is a milestone in scientific research to understand biological diversity of Indian people at genomic level. It addresses the basic priority to identify different genes underlying various inborn genetic defects and diseases specific to Indian populations. This would be highly interesting to population geneticists, historians, as well as anthropologists.

The Anthropology of North-East India

The Anthropology of North-East India
Author: Tanka Bahadur Subba
Publisher: Orient Blackswan
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2003
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9788125023357

This book has been written to cater to the needs of undergraduate and postgraduate students of Anthropology and Sociology. It takes stock of the work done in the Anthropology of North-East India, and deals in four sections with various aspects of this question. Section I focuses on prehistoric Anthropology, section II looks at the colonial context and its effect on policy and perceptions about the North-East. Section III, on Biological Anthropology and section IV on Social Anthropology.

Demystifying Criminal Justice Social Work in India

Demystifying Criminal Justice Social Work in India
Author: Mark David Chong
Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-05-26
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9789386062475

This book addresses a gap in the academic and professional literature in the area of criminal justice social work. This compilation explores the scope of responsibilities undertaken by social workers in the field of criminal law in India when dealing with clients who are either offenders or victims of crime. It provides an in-depth understanding of the socio-structural, legal and practical challenges faced by Indian criminal justice social workers. The book encourages social work professionals and students to consider three major areas: encouraging education and training in this subject; protecting the human rights of offenders and victims of crime; and addressing mental illness within the criminal justice system. It hopes to demystify social work in the area of criminal justice, particularly because of the stigma attached to it, given the potentially coercive enforcement of criminal law alongside the traditional ethos of social work being primarily about ‘caring’, ‘empathy’ and ‘empowerment’.

Ibss: Anthropology: 1986

Ibss: Anthropology: 1986
Author: International Committee for Social Science Information and Documentation
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 652
Release: 1990
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780415031639

IBSS is the essential tool for librarians, university departments, research institutions and any public or private institution whose work requires access to up-to-date and comprehensive knowledge of the social sciences.

Savaging the Civilized

Savaging the Civilized
Author: Ramachandra Guha
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 436
Release: 1999-04
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780226310473

"Described by his contemporaries as a cross between Albert Schweitzer and Paul Gauguin, Elwin was a man of contradictions, at times taking on the role of evangelist, social worker, political activist, poet, government worker, and more. Intensely political, the Oxford-trained scholar tirelessly defended the rights of the indigenous and despite the deep religious influences of St.