The Cultural Context of Health, Illness, and Medicine
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0313377855
ISBN 13
9780313377853
Category
General
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Publication Year
2010
Publisher
Pages
288
Subject
Medical anthropology Social medicine Cultural Competency -- United States Anthropology -- United States Attitude to Health -- ethnology -- United States Cultural Diversity -- United States Delivery of Health Care -- United States
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Description
xviii, 268 p. ; 24 cm
Biblio Notes
Martha Loustaunau is first named author on previous edition
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents The concept of culture -- The health-related consequences of social structure -- Health and illness over the life course -- Therapeutic modalities : a cross-cultural perspective -- Biomedicine : emergence and evolution in cultural context -- Reforming medicine -- Developing cultural sensitivity -- Putting ideas into practice : complex contemporary challenges
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents The concept of culture -- The health-related consequences of social structure -- Health and illness over the life course -- Therapeutic modalities : a cross-cultural perspective -- Biomedicine : emergence and evolution in cultural context -- Reforming medicine -- Developing cultural sensitivity -- Putting ideas into practice : complex contemporary challenges
Number of Copies
1
