Description
A general survey to the field of medical anthropology, with a special focus on ethnomedicine. Topics covered include crosscultural views of human health, disease and illness, healing, and ideologies of the body. Theoretical and methodological approaches used by medical anthropologist are also taught as they shed light on different ethnomedical systems. Special focus will be on reading ethnographic materials from Western and non-Western setting to explore how health, illness, and healing are culturally shaped and mediated. Prerequisite: ANT 225, BEH 100, or Instructor Permission. (3 units; Spring)