ANTH 3310
Studies in Medical Anthropology
Cross-cultural study of the body, illness, healing, health and well-being. Sociocultural factors in the causation, diagnosis, management and meaning of illness. Biocultural and political-economic dimensions of ill health. Ritual and symbolic healing. Ethical concerns and public health applications of anthropology.
2016
Readings
- 6 Lock, M. (1993). “Cultivating the Body: Anthropology & Epistemologies of Bodily Practice and Knowledge.” Annual Review of Anthropology 22: 133-155.
Prerequisites & course information
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the instructor. Lecture three hours a week.