2012-2013 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
ANT 320 - Culture and Disease
Introduces students to the anthropological study of disease ecology and medical systems cross-culturally. Explores the impact of disease, ecology, and sociocultural behavior throughout human evolution. Investigates the efficacy and nature of non-Western curing procedures and the cultural and psychodynamic features of illness. Part of Health, Illness, and Healing theme. Offered fall semester. Prerequisites: ANT 204 or ANT 206 or ANT 220.
Credits: 3