SOC 130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Medical Anthropology, Biomedicine, Cervical Cancer

• School: University of Hartford
• Department: Sociology - A&S
• Course: SOC 130
• Professor: Farley William

Document Summary

Again, more or less so than the academy: introducing medical anthropology: core concepts, medical anthropology, examines medicine and disease from a cross-cultural perspective, the interaction of social, environmental, and biological factors that influence health and illness. Psychological aspects: what does it mean to live with a disease, e. g. chronic diseases such as diabetes, cancer, some cardiovascular diseases, disease vs. Illness: disease is a biological health problem that can be scientifically measures, illness is the culturally shaped perception and experience of not being in good health. Life expectancy is 48 years for men, 52 years for women. 300% higher than us average: diabetes is ca. 800% higher than us average: cervical cancer is ca. 800% higher than us average: circumstances, extreme poverty, unemployment, alcoholism, second poorest area in w. hemisphere after only haiti, ca. Sometime vinegar, lemon juice, or other acidic liquids are used: liquid drawn into a syringe through a filter (often cotton or a cigarette filter)