The Social Fabric of Health: An Introduction to Medical Anthropology - Hardcover

Janzen, John

 
9780070328310: The Social Fabric of Health: An Introduction to Medical Anthropology
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0070328315 ISBN 13: 9780070328310
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2001

Synopsis

This new text for courses in Medical Anthropology, one of the hottest areas in the discipline as a whole, looks at CULTURAL definitions of health to look at health itself--which means that it is not so much about healing/medicine as it is about the entire social/cultural construct of health. The text attempts to bridge the gap between physical and cultural approaches to medical anthropology.

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From the Publisher

Research vignettes in every chapter highlight important, current studies being conducted all over the globe and give the book a cutting-edge feel lacking in competing texts.
Chapter-opening outlines, end-of-chapter summaries and review questions, highlighted key terms, and ample photographs and illustrations help to make the material more accessible to students.
Uniquely blended, balanced coverage of BOTH the physical and cultural approaches to medical anthropology.

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Publisher
McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Publication date
2001
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0070328315
ISBN 13 
9780070328310
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
336