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The anthropology of health and healing

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Rowman & Littlefield, 2010 - 367 pagina's
The Anthropology of Health and Healing provides the first holistic approach to the study of medical anthropology. Over the past two decades, medical anthropology has been the most rapidly growing subfield in anthropology, and a number of medial anthropology texts have been published, focusing primarily on public policy and health care delivery systems. Yet while Anthropologists have researched topics related to medical anthropology for over 100 years, here Womack thoroughly surveys this richly diverse field and provides an integrated approach that links together the biological, psychological, social, communicative, epidemiological, philosophical, historical, and developmental factors that shape health and healing.
  

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I read this textbook for a Medical Anthropology class, and while it's full of interesting information it is a bit dry. The presentation of the facts can be puzzling or awkward at times and there are ... Volledige recensie lezen

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The anthropology of health and healing
The anthropology of health and healing
M. Womack
Gedeeltelijke weergave - 2010
The Anthropology of Health and Healing
The Anthropology of Health and Healing
Mari Womack
Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2010

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Over de auteur (2010)

Mari Womack is a research scholar at the UCLA Center for the Study of Women and adjunct professor of anthropology at El Camino College.

Bibliografische gegevens

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TitelThe anthropology of health and healing
AuteurM. Womack
UitgeverRowman & Littlefield, 2010
ISBN0759110441, 9780759110441
Lengte367 pagina's
  
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