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An overview of anthropology, focusing on the subfield of medical anthropology. It discusses the importance of culture in shaping health and well-being, the role of anthropology in understanding health practices, and the historical context of medical anthropology. Key concepts include the holistic and comparative nature of anthropology, the definition and layers of culture, and the importance of context in understanding health and illness.
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Field Methods in Anthropology
Causes for the rise of medical anthropology
Medical anthropologists study such issues as:
Four basic approaches:
Placing Medical anthropology among social sciences of medicine