Anthropologists study link between economic inequality and wellness among indigenous population in the Bolivian Amazon
Tsimane
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Anthropologists find a mother’s social status improves her children’s health -
Scholars study the effects of pregnancy on hookworm infections in indigenous women in the Bolivian Amazon -
Studies of Bolivian forager-farmers shed light on costs of high birthrates, effects of pathogens on metabolism -
Study by UCSB researchers shows immune system of Amazonian people responds in a big way -
Anthropologists study the Tsimane people of Bolivia to determine how parasitism affects female fertility -
Health risks are associated with the chronic psychosocial stress of perceived social subordination -
The Tsimane Flood Relief Fund will provide emergency assistance to displaced families and communities -
Bold and outgoing or shy and retiring — while many people can shift from one to the other as circumstances warrant, in general they lean toward one disposition or the other. And that inclination changes little over the course of their lives.
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The everyday physical activities of an isolated group of forager-farmers in central Bolivia are providing valuable information about how industrialization and its associated modern amenities may impact health and wellness.
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For decades, consensus among psychologists has held that a group of five personality traits –– or slight variations of these five –– are a universal feature of human psychology.
