Medical Anthropology

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Overview

Subject area

ANT

Catalog Number

341

Course Title

Medical Anthropology

Department(s)

Description

Relationship of culture to disease: cross-cultural attitudes toward illness and the ailing, curative practices, and problems in the introduction of Western medical practices into peasant communities. The effects of culture on the state of health of the population.

Typically Offered

Fall, Spring

Academic Career

Undergraduate

Liberal Arts

Yes

Credits

Minimum Units

3

Maximum Units

3

Academic Progress Units

3

Repeat For Credit

No

Components

Name

Lecture

Hours

3

Course Schedule