Culture, Health and Illness

Name: Culture, Health and Illness
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ISBN: 9780340914502

ISBN-10: 0340914505

ISBN-13: 9780340914502

Edition: 5th 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Cecil G. Helman

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he fifth edition of this established textbook meets the ever-growing need for a clear starting point in understanding the clinical significance of cultural and social factors in how health and ill-health are manifested, and how health problems can be prevented and alleviated. Essential reading for students of medicine, nursing, health education, international health, and medical anthropology, the book addresses the complex interactions between health, illness and culture by setting out anthropological theory in a highly readable, jargon-free style and integrating this with the practice of health care using real-life examples and case histories. Fully revised throughout, the fifth edition…

Book details

List price: $54.95
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: CRC Press LLC
Publication date: 1/26/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 512
Size: 7.75" wide x 10.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.970
Language: English




Introduction: The Scope of Medical Anthropology



The Body: Cultural Definitions of Anatomy and Physiology



Diet and Nutrition



Caring and Curing: The Sectors of Health Care



Doctor-patient Interactions



Gender and Reproduction



Pain and Culture



Culture and Pharmacology: Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco



Ritual and the Management of Misfortune



Cross-cultural Psychiatry



Cultural Aspects of Stress and Suffering



Migration, Globalization and Health



Telemedicine and the Internet



New Bodies, New Selves: Genetics and Biotechnology



Cultural Factors in Epidemiology



The AIDS Pandemic



Tropical Diseases: Malaria and Leprosy



Medical Anthropology and Global Health



New Research Methods in Medical Anthropology


Appendix: Journals and Websites


Author Index


Subject Index