X-Rays, Spirits, and Witches

Understanding Health and Illness in Ethnographic Context

Autori

• Julian M. Murchison

Parametri

• 164 pagine
• 6 ore di lettura

• Etnografia

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This book provides a brief, to-the-point book that is grounded in ethnographic research, written expressly for use in medical anthropology courses-that is, structured to highlight concepts and issues typically examined in such classes and to make overt the connections between ethnographic detail and big concepts. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Background and Context 2: Medical Pluralism 3: Managing and Negotiating Therapy 4: Embodied Health and Illness 5: Power and Health 6: Alphabet Soup: The Effects of HIV/AIDS and ART 7: Conclusion

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2017

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