Introducing Medical Anthropology

Author: Merrill Singer
Edition: 2nd Edition
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0759120897
Category: Medical

Introducing Medical Anthropology: A Discipline in Action

This revised textbook provides students with a first exposure to the growing field of medical anthropology. Download Introducing Medical Anthropology medical books for free.
The narrative is guided by unifying themes. First, medical anthropology is actively engaged in helping to address pressing health problems around the globe through research, intervention, and policy-related initiatives. Second, illness and disease cannot be fully understood or effectively addressed by treating them solely as biological in nature; rather, health problems involve complex biosocial processes and resolving them requires attention to range of factors including systems of belief, structures of social relationship, and environmental conditions. Third, through an examination of health inequalities on the one hand and environm Get Introducing Medical Anthropology our bestseller medical books.

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