Lawrence J Hammar

Datos Biográficos

ID198653
NOMBRELawrence J Hammar
NOMBRESLawrence J
APELLIDOHammar
FIRMAHAMMAR L J
AFILIACIONESAnthropology Section, Operational Research Unit (ORU), Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research (IMR)
ORCID0009-0006-8994-4199
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS4
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR4
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2004
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2010
ÍNDICE H0

  • The Collectors of Lost Souls

    Lawrence J Hammar, Lawrence HammarARTICLEJournal of Anthropological Research2010

  • Fear and Loathing in Papua New Guinea

    Lawrence J HammarCHAPTERMaking sense of AIDS2008

    This chapter explores the medical consequences to people when belief systems disallow discussions of sexual desire, and the public health consequences of misapplied concepts of risk. Without the churches, health care in Papua New Guinea would be in a far worse situation; Christian churches deliver more than half of all health services and train thousands of health personnel. However, Catholic missions, which administer half of the church-run heal…

  • Making Sense of Aids

    B Beer, Holly Buchanan-Aruwafu et al.BOOKMaking sense of AIDS2008

  • Bodies and Methods in Motion

    Lawrence J HammarARTICLEPracticing Anthropology2004

    As a cultural anthropologist who specializes in gender and sexuality research in Papua New Guinea (PNG), I was honored to become Senior Research Fellow of the Operational Research Unit (ORU) at the Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research (IMR) in Goroka, capital of Eastern Highlands Province. I now head the Anthropology Section thereof. Although I am the only anthropologist there, even our new behavioral health nursing officer can't seem t…