Mar 28, 2024  
UOFM 2022-2023 GRADUATE CATALOG 
    
UOFM 2022-2023 GRADUATE CATALOG [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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ANTH 6511 - Medical Anthropology

Credit Hours: (3)
Description Surveys the anthropology of health, illness, and curing systems, and how cultural, evolutionary, and environmental forces shape health and healing. Topics include ethnomedicine, nutrition, mental health, reproduction, addictions, health ecology, and evolutionary medicine. Examines how illness perceptions and health behaviors yield deeper insight into identity, values, agency, and health disparities. Considers roles for applied medical anthropology to improve care.



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