ANTH 3165 - Medical Anthropology

Institution:

New College of Florida

Subject:

Anthropology

Description:

Broadly speaking, medical anthropology is the cross-cultural study of the body, illness and health. This course will examine the cultural, social, and political dimensions of biomedicine globally. We will cover a diversity of topics, including illness narrative; pain and disability; ethno medicine; diagnosis; reproduction; modification and commodification; pharmaceuticals; subjectivity and citizenship, end of life, etc. We will explore the ways in which ethnographic research and writing contributes to deeper understandings of these topics. Students will gain critical perspectives on how conceptions of the body, illness and health intersect with social difference. Enrollment is limited to 20.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ncf.edu

Phone Number:

(941) 487-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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