A&S 353 - Healing, Health & Society

Institution:

Albion College

Subject:

Anthropology & Sociology

Description:

Covers topics ranging from the embodiment of disease to the social implications of disease. Addresses issues of social inequality to understand health both within a particular culture and between nations. Explores healing within the household, in Western biomedicine, and in other world heal- ing systems such as traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic med- icines. Considers the concept of health-- what it is, who has the power to define it and whether it is a right or a privilage. Prerequisite: A&S 101 or 105.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.albion.edu

Phone Number:

(517) 629-1000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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