ANTH 370 - Cultures,Illness,and Healing Fall

Institution:

Sonoma State University

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Description:

This course ponders several questions central to the study of healing, wellness, and disease in one’s own and other cultures. We explore what is meant by illness, explanatory models of disease, cross-cultural approaches to illness and healing, and how caregivers and care receivers often have different understandings and expectations of what disease and healing mean. We also explore current issues relating to health and illness, such as the influences of gender, globalization, and ethnicity in receiving and giving care, and current disease topics. Prerequisites: ANTH 203 and upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.sonoma.edu

Phone Number:

(707) 664-2880

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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