Elizabeth D Whitaker
Biographic Data
| ID | 111887 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elizabeth D Whitaker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elizabeth D |
| FAMILY NAME | Whitaker |
| SIGNATURE | WHITAKER E D |
| AFFILIATIONS | American University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5724-2172 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Heroes and Helpmeets
The Bicycle Makes the Eyes Smile
Despite a cultural and biomedical consensus about the health benefits of physical activity, most adults do not exercise regularly and their activity tends to decline further in older age. This study reports on a group of older-age Italian bicyclists who maintain extraordinary activity levels. It explores the physical and mental health effects of intensive exercise in older people, the meanings and motivations associated with it, and the cultural …
The Idea of Health
Basic beliefs about health in north central Italy derive from an approach to the personal management of the body that is not just reactive but also proactive. This article examines a complex field of health factors in relation to historical processes and a system of medical pluralism. Rapid demographic and social changes over the past century have brought an accommodation of ancient medical beliefs to more recent germ-oriented principles. An endu…
An American Obsession
An American Obsession: Science, Medicine, and Homosexuality in Modern Society. Jennifer Terry. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1999. ix. 537 pp., photographs, notes, bibliography, index
Bread and Work
The decline of pellagra in Italy contains a paradox: while the number of cases and the death-rate fell rapidly beginning in the early 1880s, the number of deaths from pellagra rose in the late 1880s and remained high for nearly twenty years. This paradox represents the interaction of rapid population growth with a transformation of the production process. Pellagra thereby shifted from northern to central regions, plains to mountains, new to old c…
The Idea of Health
Basic beliefs about health in north central Italy derive from an approach to the personal management of the body that is not just reactive but also proactive. This article examines a complex field of health factors in relation to historical processes and a system of medical pluralism. Rapid demographic and social changes over the past century have brought an accommodation of ancient medical beliefs to more recent germ-oriented principles. An endu…
The Bicycle Makes the Eyes Smile
Despite a cultural and biomedical consensus about the health benefits of physical activity, most adults do not exercise regularly and their activity tends to decline further in older age. This study reports on a group of older-age Italian bicyclists who maintain extraordinary activity levels. It explores the physical and mental health effects of intensive exercise in older people, the meanings and motivations associated with it, and the cultural …
An American Obsession
An American Obsession: Science, Medicine, and Homosexuality in Modern Society. Jennifer Terry. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1999. ix. 537 pp., photographs, notes, bibliography, index
Bread and Work
The decline of pellagra in Italy contains a paradox: while the number of cases and the death-rate fell rapidly beginning in the early 1880s, the number of deaths from pellagra rose in the late 1880s and remained high for nearly twenty years. This paradox represents the interaction of rapid population growth with a transformation of the production process. Pellagra thereby shifted from northern to central regions, plains to mountains, new to old c…
Bread and Work
The decline of pellagra in Italy contains a paradox: while the number of cases and the death-rate fell rapidly beginning in the early 1880s, the number of deaths from pellagra rose in the late 1880s and remained high for nearly twenty years. This paradox represents the interaction of rapid population growth with a transformation of the production process. Pellagra thereby shifted from northern to central regions, plains to mountains, new to old c…
An American Obsession
An American Obsession: Science, Medicine, and Homosexuality in Modern Society. Jennifer Terry. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1999. ix. 537 pp., photographs, notes, bibliography, index
The Idea of Health
Basic beliefs about health in north central Italy derive from an approach to the personal management of the body that is not just reactive but also proactive. This article examines a complex field of health factors in relation to historical processes and a system of medical pluralism. Rapid demographic and social changes over the past century have brought an accommodation of ancient medical beliefs to more recent germ-oriented principles. An endu…
The Bicycle Makes the Eyes Smile
Despite a cultural and biomedical consensus about the health benefits of physical activity, most adults do not exercise regularly and their activity tends to decline further in older age. This study reports on a group of older-age Italian bicyclists who maintain extraordinary activity levels. It explores the physical and mental health effects of intensive exercise in older people, the meanings and motivations associated with it, and the cultural …
Heroes and Helpmeets
Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Biology (2 works) · Environmental ethics (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Biomedicine (1 works) · Culinary Culture and Tourism (1 works)