Anthropology 248 - MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY

Fall
2013
01
4.00
Donald Joralemon

TTh 09:00-10:20

Smith College
18553-F13
SEELYE 206
djoralem@smith.edu
The cultural construction of illness through an examination of systems of diagnosis, classification, and therapy in both non-Western and Western societies. Special attention given to the role of the traditional healer. The anthropological contribution to international health care and to the training of physicians in the United States. Enrollment limited to 30.
Not open to first-years
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.