ANT208H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Participant Observation, Health Promotion, Ethnography
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How many people are suffering from that disease in an. Factors that contribute to variation in health and illness. Investigates the many aspects of human behaviour biology. The european population is no longer seeing themselves surrounded by. An interest in trying to learn this diversity being observed o. Distribution of health and disease mirrors wealth and power in a society. Studied the baffin islands and realized certain groups were disappearing. Took measurements of people and noticed facts about people. Looking at cultures as a product of environment and history. Each culture develops according to particular historical and environmental factors. Four fields of specialization to deal with different aspects o o o o. Early investigations of non-western healing systems were conducted by physicians. Focus on health disparities around the world (devleloped and developing nations) Erwin ackernecjt and the cultural context of healing beliefs and practices that were.
