ANTHROP 3HI3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Medical Anthropology, Biological Anthropology, Harm Reduction
22 Feb 2018
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A subfield of cultural and physical anthropology that examines the ways in which culture and society are organized around and influenced by issues of health. Looks closely at the relationship between human health and cultural behavior (biosocial lens: mainly concerned with the experiences(s) of disease. Often integrates a mixed methods approach to phases of research. 1) ecological: the environment and its health risks are, to a significant extent, created by culture. 2) bio-cultural: focuses on both the biological and cultural origins of health and disease. 3) ethno-medical: tri-fold look at the causation of illness, mechanisms for diagnosis, and treatment practiced by various ethnic groups. 4) critical: examining medical systems through the lens of a critical theory (critique of society and culture) 5) applied: applying anthropological theory and/or methods to social problems. Perceptions of risk, vulnerability, and responsibility for illness and health care. The development of modern medical anthropology in the 1960s and 1970s.
