ANTH 4350 - Medical Anthropology

Institution:

University of Wyoming

Subject:

ANTH

Description:

Understandings of health and illness vary widely. Taking a comparative historical approach, this class examines how an individual's interactions with sociocultural and physical environments influence the experiences of health and illness. Topics include symbolic healing, biomedicine as a cultural system, disease and international development, and the global politics of AIDS and other pandemics. Dual listed with ANTH 5350. Prerequisite: ANTH 1200, SOC 1000.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.uwyo.edu

Phone Number:

(307) 766-1121

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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