Exploring Medical Anthropology

by Donald Joralemon

Book Overview

This widely adopted text is a concise and engaging introduction to the field that presents competing theoretical perspectives in a balanced fashion, highlighting points of conflict and convergence.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 020544234X
• ISBN13: 9780205442348
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.2" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Great Condition

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A good book to start with

This book is a good introduction to medical anthropology. It gives you a briff history and shows what is going on in the field today. The end notes are extrimly interesting and there's a lot of sujested readings.

Great for people who want an introduction to Med. Anthro

The book is a great resource for someone who is just being introduced to medical anthropology. It is short and sweet. It describes all the basic aspects of medical anthropology by using real research in South America and the US as an example. It also introduces all the major debates out there in the field and in regard to different persceptives.