APY 275 - Introduction to Medical Anthropology

Institution:

University at Buffalo

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Description:

Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None Type: LEC Uses an ecological and cultural perspective to study human disease, stress, and adaptation. Topics covered include the ecology and epidemiology of disease; genetic, physiological, and cultural adaptation; nutrition; stress; culture change; and health repercussions of economic development and modernization. While the course is more ecological than ethnomedical, there are supplementary readings and films on ethnomedical use of hallucinogens and altered states of consciousness, as well as cooperation between indigenous healers and biomedically trained personnel.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.buffalo.edu

Phone Number:

(716) 645-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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