ANT 340 - Medical Anthropology

Instructor
Cho

Cross-cultural study of belief systems concerning health and illness, practices of diagnosis and treatment, and roles of patients and practitioners. Western biomedicine and non-Western health care systems are examined. The interaction of ecological and cultural factors that influence disease manifestations, and the bio-cultural context of sickness and therapy are explored.

Students entering before 2012: satisfies Social Science distribution requirement.

Prerequisites & Notes
Satisfies the cultural diversity requirement. (Not offered 2012-2013; offered in alternating years.)