AN 308 - Topics in Anthropology

Institution:

Colorado College

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Description:

Problems on the frontier of anthropology or on the frontiers between anthropology and other disciplines. Examples may be primitive government or religion, cognition, folklore, cultural ecology. Block 4: Topics in Anthropology: Medical Anthropology. Focuses on the study of health and illness in a cross-cultural and evolutionary context. Topics include the definitions of "normality" and "abnormality" in various cultures; how individuals and communities experience, explain, diagnose, and treat illness; the relationship between patient and healer; the variety of belief systems and healing (including religiously based healing, psychiatry, shamanism, alternative health care, and biomedicine); and the use of multiple systems for healing (medical pluralism). The primary objective of the course is to sensitize the student to the cultural embeddedness of health, illness, and healing (including the political economy of health care) so that accurate assessments and interventions can be planned and implemented. The course will have a strong applied focus - using case studies to examine successful and less successful interventions and health programs. Valuable course for anyone considering a career in the health fields or social work. 1 unit - Scandlyn.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.coloradocollege.edu

Phone Number:

(719) 389-6000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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