ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Biological Anthropology, Feticide, Homicide
12 Feb 2013
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Is abortion considered infanticide: when talking about selective abortion because of its sex, it is called feticide. Female feticide (selective abortion of females in the womb) Patterns and rates of infanticide vary between and within cultures. See text re: cross-cultural patterns of suicide and violence. Patterns vary according to cultural, political, religious, and economic factors. What happens to bodies after death and how do forensic anthropologists study them? (202-208 for exam) Only called when the skeleton is when human remains are: badly decomposed. Do a biological profile: look at evidence from remains to determine: age, sex, ancestry, evidence of trauma throughout their lifetime. Make the final determination of cause or manner of death (e. g. homicide vs. suicide) Take down criminals in a blazing gun fight. Autolysis* degeneration of body tissues by digestive fluids. Putrefaction* bacteria reproduce and start to consume tissues, muscles, etc .
