Health, Healing and Ethics: Introduction to Medical Anthropology

3 units

This course will offer a broad examination of health, healing and ethics in cross-cultural perspective. Specific topics include the cultural construction and organization of medical systems; social class as a factor influencing health status and access to health care; health and economic development; and the exportation of biomedicine worldwide. Ethical dilemmas associated with genetic testing, new reproductive technologies, organ transplants, and with global disparities in health will receive particular attention.