ANT 42 - Medicine and Anthropology

Institution:

Long Island University-C W Post Campus

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Description:

The course covers the worldwide view of medical practices and systems in different societies. Methods of diagnosis and treatment of illness, theories of the causes of illness and the effects of disease on various cultures are discussed using examples drawn from "primitive" to industrial societies. How medicine fits in with the nature and beliefs of each separate culture is emphasized.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.liu.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 299-2900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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