Medical Anthropology : A Biocultural Approach
ISBN: 9780199797080 | 0199797080
Edition: 2ndFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pub. Date: 6/29/2012
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An ideal core text for introductory courses,Medical Anthropology: A Biocultural Approach, Second Edition, offers an accessible and contemporary overview of this rapidly expanding field. For each health issue examined in the text, the authors first present basic biological information on specific conditions and then expand their analysis to include evolutionary, historical, and cross-cultural perspectives on how these issues are understood.Medical Anthropologyconsiders how a biocultural approach can be applied to more effective prevention and tr... MORE
Preface
A Biocultural Approach to Medical Anthropology
What Is Distinctive about This Text
What's new in this edition
Outline of the Book
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Introduction
What is Anthropology?
The Development of Medical Anthropology
What is Medical Anthropology?
The Culture Concept
A Biocultural Perspective
Looking Ahead
Chapter 2: Anthropological Perspectives on Health and Disease
Definitions of Health
Disease
Illness
An... MORE
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