ANTH 162 - Culture and Medicine

Institution:

University of California-Riverside

Subject:

Description:

Lecture, 3 hours; consultation, 1 hour. Interrelations of health, disease and culture; cross-cultural comparisons of "health,""disease" and "curing" concepts; effects of culturbehavior on health and illness. Special focus on traditional societies and their belief systems, and on the effects of cultural change (historical and modern) on illness and curing.

Credits:

4.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

WWW.UCR.EDU

Phone Number:

(951) 827-1012

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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