X-Rays, Spirits, and Witches

Understanding Health and Illness in Ethnographic Context

Autor*innen

• Julian M. Murchison

Parameter

• 164 Seiten
• 6 Lesestunden

• Ethnographie

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This book provides a brief, to-the-point book that is grounded in ethnographic research, written expressly for use in medical anthropology courses-that is, structured to highlight concepts and issues typically examined in such classes and to make overt the connections between ethnographic detail and big concepts. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Background and Context 2: Medical Pluralism 3: Managing and Negotiating Therapy 4: Embodied Health and Illness 5: Power and Health 6: Alphabet Soup: The Effects of HIV/AIDS and ART 7: Conclusion

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
• Einband: Hardcover