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.

Satisfies a major requirement in Anthropology
Satisfies the Social-Scientific Thought distribution requirement.

Prerequisites & Notes
(Fall; offered in alternating years.)