Things Your Doctor Never Told You: Intro to Medical Anthropology

3 Credits

Introduces the field of medical anthropology including key theoretical and empirical areas. Covers how experiences of sickness and health are shaped by cultural context, how culture and biology intersect to shape global and local inequalities in health, and how healing practices and policies are embedded in political, economic, and historical context. Covers topics from diabetes to global pandemics. Applies anthropological perspective to addressing practical health matters globally.