Katherine A Dettwyler
Biographic Data
| ID | 85646 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Katherine A Dettwyler |
| GIVEN NAMES | Katherine A |
| FAMILY NAME | Dettwyler |
| SIGNATURE | DETTWYLER K A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Texas A&M University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 196 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Breastfeeding
On parents and children sleeping together
Dancing Skeletons
Dancing Skeletons
More than Primate Anatomy
The biocultural approach in nutritional anthropology
Socioeconomic status is often cited as the most important factor influencing nutritional status and growth in children. Research in Mali, however, has shown that relative poverty is not an accurate predictor of nutritional status and growth, and that other factors may be more important. In Mali, these factors include maternal age, marital problems, untreated illness, allocation of household resources, maternal attitudes, maternal competence, supp…
Nutritional status of adults in rural Mali
An anthropometric assessment was conducted of 441 adults from six rural villages in southern Mali. As is typical for human populations, females are shorter and lighter than males. Both females (N = 320) and males (N = 121) are shorter and lighter than their U.S. counterparts. Mean weight in the sample is 53.4 ± 8.5 kilos for females and 58.8 ± 6.5 kilos for males. Mean height is 160.4 ± 5.7 cm for females and 171.3 ± 6.6 cm for males. The data fo…
Infant Feeding Practices and Growth
Infrastructures are material forms that allow for the possibility of exchange over space. They are the physical networks through which goods, ideas, waste, power, people, and finance are trafficked. In this article I trace the range of anthropological ...Read More
Growth status of children in rural Mali
In conjunction with a rural development project, a cross‐sectional anthropometric survey and ethnographic research were conducted in six rural villages in southern Mali where food is generally sufficient. A total of 1,132 individuals were measured, and individual and group interviews concerning dietary habits and intra‐familial food distribution patterns were conducted. In this paper, data on the growth status of children under 12 years of age (N…
Can paleopathology provide evidence for “compassion”
Paleopathological analyses of skeletal remains have provided significant information about diet and health in prehistoric populations. A number of individuals have been recovered whose remains show evidence of impairments that would have precluded “normal” functioning, resulting in a disability. The most famous example is Shanidar I; more recent discoveries include the Romito 2 dwarf from Italy and a boy with spina bifida from the Windover site i…
Interaction of anorexia and cultural beliefs in infant malnutrition in Mali
Anorexia, the lack of a normal appetite or refusal to eat, has been reported among infants and young children worldwide. Many factors can contribute to anorexia, including a monotonous diet, chronic malnutrition, zinc deficiency, disease, anxiety, intestinal parasites, and sores in the mouth. At the same time, ethnographic research reveals wide variation in how, and to what extent, caretakers control food consumption (both quality and quantity) i…
Applied Anthropology
Candidates for Chair, Research and Funding Committee
Styles of Infant Feeding
More Than Nutrition
Ethnographic research on infant feeding among women in Mali reveals that breast milk substitutes are not widely used, with only 15 out of 136 children (11%) ever having received a breast milk substitute. This is an exception to the general trend toward substantial use of breast milk substitutes in urban Third World contexts. Economic constraints, probreastfeeding government policies, and beliefs about the value of breast milk all function to supp…
General/Theoretical Anthropology
Breastfeeding and weaning in Mali
Infant feeding in Mali, West Africa
Infant Feeding Practices and Growth
Infrastructures are material forms that allow for the possibility of exchange over space. They are the physical networks through which goods, ideas, waste, power, people, and finance are trafficked. In this article I trace the range of anthropological ...Read More
Can paleopathology provide evidence for “compassion”
Paleopathological analyses of skeletal remains have provided significant information about diet and health in prehistoric populations. A number of individuals have been recovered whose remains show evidence of impairments that would have precluded “normal” functioning, resulting in a disability. The most famous example is Shanidar I; more recent discoveries include the Romito 2 dwarf from Italy and a boy with spina bifida from the Windover site i…
Breastfeeding and weaning in Mali
Infant feeding in Mali, West Africa
More Than Nutrition
Ethnographic research on infant feeding among women in Mali reveals that breast milk substitutes are not widely used, with only 15 out of 136 children (11%) ever having received a breast milk substitute. This is an exception to the general trend toward substantial use of breast milk substitutes in urban Third World contexts. Economic constraints, probreastfeeding government policies, and beliefs about the value of breast milk all function to supp…
Nutritional status of adults in rural Mali
An anthropometric assessment was conducted of 441 adults from six rural villages in southern Mali. As is typical for human populations, females are shorter and lighter than males. Both females (N = 320) and males (N = 121) are shorter and lighter than their U.S. counterparts. Mean weight in the sample is 53.4 ± 8.5 kilos for females and 58.8 ± 6.5 kilos for males. Mean height is 160.4 ± 5.7 cm for females and 171.3 ± 6.6 cm for males. The data fo…
Styles of Infant Feeding
The biocultural approach in nutritional anthropology
Socioeconomic status is often cited as the most important factor influencing nutritional status and growth in children. Research in Mali, however, has shown that relative poverty is not an accurate predictor of nutritional status and growth, and that other factors may be more important. In Mali, these factors include maternal age, marital problems, untreated illness, allocation of household resources, maternal attitudes, maternal competence, supp…
Dancing Skeletons
Infant feeding in Mali, West Africa
General/Theoretical Anthropology
Breastfeeding and weaning in Mali
More Than Nutrition
Ethnographic research on infant feeding among women in Mali reveals that breast milk substitutes are not widely used, with only 15 out of 136 children (11%) ever having received a breast milk substitute. This is an exception to the general trend toward substantial use of breast milk substitutes in urban Third World contexts. Economic constraints, probreastfeeding government policies, and beliefs about the value of breast milk all function to supp…
Interaction of anorexia and cultural beliefs in infant malnutrition in Mali
Anorexia, the lack of a normal appetite or refusal to eat, has been reported among infants and young children worldwide. Many factors can contribute to anorexia, including a monotonous diet, chronic malnutrition, zinc deficiency, disease, anxiety, intestinal parasites, and sores in the mouth. At the same time, ethnographic research reveals wide variation in how, and to what extent, caretakers control food consumption (both quality and quantity) i…
Applied Anthropology
Candidates for Chair, Research and Funding Committee
Styles of Infant Feeding
Growth status of children in rural Mali
In conjunction with a rural development project, a cross‐sectional anthropometric survey and ethnographic research were conducted in six rural villages in southern Mali where food is generally sufficient. A total of 1,132 individuals were measured, and individual and group interviews concerning dietary habits and intra‐familial food distribution patterns were conducted. In this paper, data on the growth status of children under 12 years of age (N…
Can paleopathology provide evidence for “compassion”
Paleopathological analyses of skeletal remains have provided significant information about diet and health in prehistoric populations. A number of individuals have been recovered whose remains show evidence of impairments that would have precluded “normal” functioning, resulting in a disability. The most famous example is Shanidar I; more recent discoveries include the Romito 2 dwarf from Italy and a boy with spina bifida from the Windover site i…
Nutritional status of adults in rural Mali
An anthropometric assessment was conducted of 441 adults from six rural villages in southern Mali. As is typical for human populations, females are shorter and lighter than males. Both females (N = 320) and males (N = 121) are shorter and lighter than their U.S. counterparts. Mean weight in the sample is 53.4 ± 8.5 kilos for females and 58.8 ± 6.5 kilos for males. Mean height is 160.4 ± 5.7 cm for females and 171.3 ± 6.6 cm for males. The data fo…
Infant Feeding Practices and Growth
Infrastructures are material forms that allow for the possibility of exchange over space. They are the physical networks through which goods, ideas, waste, power, people, and finance are trafficked. In this article I trace the range of anthropological ...Read More
More than Primate Anatomy
The biocultural approach in nutritional anthropology
Socioeconomic status is often cited as the most important factor influencing nutritional status and growth in children. Research in Mali, however, has shown that relative poverty is not an accurate predictor of nutritional status and growth, and that other factors may be more important. In Mali, these factors include maternal age, marital problems, untreated illness, allocation of household resources, maternal attitudes, maternal competence, supp…
Dancing Skeletons
Dancing Skeletons
On parents and children sleeping together
Breastfeeding
Medicine (10 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (9 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (6 works) · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (6 works) · Demography (6 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Geography (6 works)