ANT 330 - Medical Anthropology

A course in anthropology or SOC 100 or HCR 300. (3) HW

Anthropological perspectives on biological, environmental and socio-cultural factors shaping patterns of health, disease and illness. Comparative analyses of diverse medical knowledges and practices, power and inequality in health and illness experiences, interactions among differing medical systems in specific locales, and institutional frameworks for delivery of health services in a rapidly changing global context. Also listed as HCR 330. Graded ABCDE. [“”]