Intercultural Health

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

The course offers conceptual and empirical elements of the social sciences aimed at placing health-disease processes in a complex sociocultural environment. A plural vision of medicine and its history is offered, considering different medical systems and delving into traditional Mapuche medicine and its worldview. The tensions and exchanges between globalization processes and local practices and identities are analyzed and the intercultural approach is presented as an analytical perspective and practical strategy in health systems. The student is expected to recognize attitudes and ethical values of openness and respect for cultural diversity. For this, participatory classes, group workshops, guided readings, research work and searches for evidence will be used, favoring teamwork through group evaluations, as well as individual performance.