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MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY (SOCI 241)

Term: 2023-2024 Fall Semester

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SOCI 241. MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY. A study of the social and cultural aspects of medicine and health, strongly emphasizing the results of cross-cultural and comparative research. Topics include health professionals and services around the world, alternative healers, the demography of health and illness, and privatized versus government-sponsored health care systems. Three hours.