GLHLTH 191 - Medical Anthropology

Institution:

Duke University

Subject:

Global Health Certificate

Description:

Cross cultural experiences and understanding of health and illness, the body and non-biological aspects of medicine. Culture-specific sickness (like envidia, running amok, attention deficit disorder). Class, race, and gender inflected experiences of health. Various societies' organization of health care specialists, including biomedical doctors, voudon priestesses, and shamans. Instructor: Davis

Credits:

1.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

WWW.DUKE.EDU

Phone Number:

(919) 684-8111

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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