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ANTH 3313 - Health, Medicine, and Culture

Credits: 3 Class: 3 Lab: 0
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 2301 , ANTH 2302  or permission of the instructor.
This course will examine the anthropology of health including the concepts of illness, medicine, aging, and the role of the healer from a cross-cultural perspective. Topics will primarily focus on the interaction of culture and biology in relation to causes of disease, treatment of disease, and the attitudes of the population.


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