ANSO 320 Illness and Healing in Cross-Cultural Perspective (Not offered 1997-98)*
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Medical practices reflect the cultural values and beliefs of the societies 
in which they are found. This course will compare the ideology and social dynamics 
of health care in a variety of non-Western and Western societies. Topics will 
include: changing health patterns through human history; cultural definitions 
of well-being and illness; the social impact of illness; ritual healing and 
its interpretation; cross-cultural differences in childbirth practices; and 
health care in pluralistic societies. 
Class format: seminar. 
Requirements: two written exercises and a take-home final exam. 
Prerequisite: Anthropology 101 or ANSO 205 recommended but not required. 
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	M. F. BROWN 
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