ANTH 2170 Lecture Notes - Medical Anthropology, Postpartum Period, Biomedicine
25 Mar 2014
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The anthropology of reproduction explores the social, cultural, and political complexities involved in human reproduction in contemporary and historical worlds. Powerful institutions within society such as biomedicine, law, and politics also shape the way people imagine and manage their reproductive lives, as do global economic and development trends. Medical anthropologist are interested in looking at variety of things: history of medical practices, notion of medicine, particular techniques have changed over time, exploring prevention of illness and infection, human reproduction. Interested in bio-medicine: another term for dominant western health medical practices; example: doctors, nurses, hospitals- this system has been supported by dominant western medical practices which has been covered by government funding. Covers: laws of abortion, rights of genetic parents/adopted parents, child custody, politics, shape the way people imagine their lives. Influenced by social changes that occurred in the. Started to study notion of health and well being. Medical should be introduced in a respectful way.
