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ANTH 360. Medical Anthropology


Credits 3.00 PeopleSoft Course ID 003108 (C)

This course takes an anthropological approach to the study of health, illness and healing; how do different cultural systems and social institutions influence the experience and interpretation of different bodily states? Material covers critical analyses of Western medicine and ethnomedicine in both specific cultural settings and their global circulation. Topics include disease epidemics, illness narratives, public health, suffering, pharmaceuticals, disability and health care systems. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 195  or permission of the instructor.