Medical Anthropology. 3 credits. (Same as SOC 211)

Catalog description

This course provides and overview of medical anthropology, and as such, explores cross-cultural human experiences of health, illness, suffering and healing from an anthropological perspective. We will consider how socio-cultural beliefs, values, and practices can shape healing systems. We also will study the interconnections of culture and biology, and will examine how social power relations can affect patterns of disease. Additionally, this course will cover optics such as healing and curing, disability and difference, biotechnologies, the body and embodiment, gender and reproduction, and medical ecology among others. P: Understanding Social Science.