A Companion to Medical Anthropology
Editor(s):
Dr Merrill SingerPamela I. Erickson
First published:8 April 2011
Print ISBN:9781405190022 |Online ISBN:9781444395303 |DOI:10.1002/9781444395303
Copyright © 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
About this book
A Companion to Medical Anthropology examines the current issues, controversies,
and state of the field in medical anthropology today.
- Provides an expert view of the major topics and themes to concern the discipline since its founding in the 1960s
- Written by leading international scholars in medical anthropology
- Covers environmental health, global health, biotechnology, syndemics, nutrition, substance abuse, infectious disease, and sexuality and reproductive health, and other topics
Reviews
“It will be of use to undergraduates and postgraduates, as well as proving worthwhile to academics seeking accessible summaries of areas outside their specialism.”
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
Author Bios
Merrill Singer, PhD is Professor at the Department of Anthropology and the Department of Community Medicine, University of Connecticut; and Senior Research Scientist at the Center for Health, Intervention and Prevention.
Pamela I. Erickson, PhD is Professor at the Department of Anthropology and Department of Community Medicine, University of Connecticut.
Table of Contents
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Part I : Theories, Applications, and Methods
CHAPTER 3
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Applied Medical Anthropology: Praxis, Pragmatics, Politics, and Promises (Pages: 49-68)
Part II : Contexts and Conditions
Part III : Health and Behavior
CHAPTER 12
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Humans in a World of Microbes: The Anthropology of Infectious Disease (Pages: 251-270)
Part IV : Healthwork: Care, Treatment, and Communication
CHAPTER 20
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