Where has the quest for conception taken us? Lessons from anthropology and sociology

Anthropology and Sociology

Sexual behavioural change for HIV Where have theories taken us?

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Where Has All the Money Gone? Foreign Aid and the Quest for Growth

Where Has All the Money Gone? Foreign Aid and the Quest for Growth This paper examines fungibility as a possible explanation for the "missing link" between foreign aid and economic growth. The composition of aid plays a crucial role in determining the composition of government spending and, consequently, the magnitude of fungibility and its impact on growth. Embedding fungibility as an equilibr...

Christian Anthropology Versus the New Anthropology and the Quest for Human Perfection

In the current debate, we witness a conflict between the Christian concept of man vs. concepts that justify in vitro fertilization (IVF), genetic enhancement, or the reassignment of sexuality. Modern concepts cannot disregard the historic perspective of the consistent doctrines that the Catholic Church has maintained throughout her 2000-year history and which constitute the precursors of contem...

Feminist Anthropology and Sociology: Issues for Social Science

There are a variety of ways that one could examine feminist contributions to anthropology and sociology within the context of a handbook on philosophy of science. The first and most obvious is to simply catalogue the various contributions that feminism has made to each of these disciplines, in part through the increasing presence of women in these fields. Sandra Harding refers to this approach ...