PDF-(BOOK)-Medical Anthropology in Ecological Perspective

Global environmental change and recent worldwide infectiousdisease outbreaks make the ecological perspective of medical anthropology more important a field of study than ever In this premier teaching text authors Ann McElroy and Patricia K Townsend integrate biocultural environmental and evolutionary approaches to the study of human health providing a complete and authoritative ecological perspective that is essential for interpreting medical anthropology Research by biological anthropologists archaeologists and paleopathologists illuminates the history and prehistory of disease along with coverage of contemporary health issues both local and global This sixth edition is thoroughly revised and updated with expanded discussion on the interaction of environment and infectious disease new material on climate change globalization and the effects of war on physical and mental health and an entirely new chapter on ethics in community health and medical anthropologybr Medical Anthropology in Ecological Perspective brcaptures the essentials of the disciplineand covers its everchanging topics trends and developmentsin an engaging accessible way. The purpose of Anthropology is to make the world safe for human differences.. Ruth Benedict (1887 - 1948). . Digging for Meaning?  Not Always.. .  . A common misconception is that anthropologists only deal with digging into the past (this is actually archaeology).  . George Morris. 20. th. February 2013. Any modern definition of health and the goals of public health must extend to wellbeing. Health and wellbeing invariably flow from societies to individuals, not the other way round. Medical Anthropology and Biocultural Approaches . Medical Anthropological Approach. . How . can we understand the intersection between medicine and culture. ?. What are the relationships among “disease,” “illness,” and “wellness. How are human bodies affected by and responding to the Anthropocene context? . What are the consequences for health and wellbeing of ongoing environmental degradation, loss of biodiversity and climate change?. Explore cultural anthropology in an applied and fascinating way with Gary Ferraro and Susan Andreatta\'s CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY: AN APPLIED PERSPECTIVE, Ninth Edition. This contemporary text gives you all the key material you need for your introductory course, yet is highly relevant to today\'s students with its real-world applications of the principles and practices of anthropology. This book will help you learn to appreciate other cultures as well as your own and to apply what you learn to situations in your personal and professional life. Check out the real-life examples of cross-cultural misunderstandings and issues (in popular Cross-Cultural Miscues features) to view culture at work. Also, the book takes a look at specialized vocabularies such as chickspeak (the language of single, urban, upwardly mobile women) and contemporary topics such as health aid for women in Afghanistan and environmental degradation. Now in its fourth edition, Exploring Medical Anthropology provides a concise and engaging introduction to medical anthropology. It presents competing theoretical perspectives in a balanced fashion, highlighting points of conflict and convergence. Concrete examples and the author\'s personal research experiences are utilized to explain some of the discipline\'s most important insights, such as that biology and culture matter equally in the human experience of disease and that medical anthropology can help to alleviate human suffering.The text has been thoroughly updated for the fourth edition, including fresh case studies and a new chapter on drugs. It contains a range of pedagogical features to support teaching and learning, including images, text boxes, a glossary, and suggested further reading. An ideal core text for introductory courses, Medical Anthropology: A Biocultural Approach, Second Edition, offers an accessible and contemporary overview of this rapidly expanding field. For each health issue examined in the text, the authors first present basic biological information on specific conditions and then expand their analysis to include evolutionary, historical, and cross-cultural perspectives on how these issues are understood. Medical Anthropology considers how a biocultural approach can be applied to more effective prevention and treatment efforts and underscores medical anthropology\'s potential to improve health around the world. This book looks at the \'self\' in Western, Asian and African societies passing though Greek philosophy, Buddhism, Hinduism, Confuscism, Tao and African philosophy and ending with contemporary feminism. Scholarly and written in a lucid style, free of jargon, this work is written from an anthropological perspective with an interdisciplinary approach. Morris emphasises the varying conceptions of the self found cross-culturally and contrasts these with the conceptions found in the Western intellectual traditions. The Routledge Handbook of Medical Anthropology provides a contemporary overview of the key themes in medical anthropology. In this exciting departure from conventional handbooks, compendia and encyclopedias, the three editors have written the core chapters of the volume, and in so doing, invite the reader to reflect on the ethnographic richness and theoretical contributions of research on the clinic and the field, bioscience and medical research, infectious and non-communicable diseases, biomedicine, complementary and alternative modalities, structural violence and vulnerability, gender and ageing, reproduction and sexuality. As a way of illustrating the themes, a rich variety of case studies are included, presented by over 60 authors from around the world, reflecting the diverse cultural contexts in which people experience health, illness, and healing. Each chapter and its case studies are introduced by a photograph, reflecting medical and visual anthropological responses to inequality and vulnerability. An indispensible reference in this fastest growing area of anthropological study, The Routledge Handbook of Medical Anthropology is a unique and innovative contribution to the field. The cultural parallels between widely separated but environmentally similar regions are often extraordinary, yet these parallels are discounted by anthropologists on the basis that they ignore a large mass of less similar data. Too often cultural parallels between distant regions have been taken for granted rather than recognized as phenomena that need to be explained. The thesis ofPrehistoric America is that they are neither fortuitous nor inconsequential, but an indication of the strength of environmental pressures on cultural development. Medical Anthropology: A Biocultural Approach, Fourth Edition, offers an accessible and contemporary overview of this rapidly expanding field. For each health issue examined in the text, the authors first present basic biological information and then expand their analysis to includeevolutionary, historical, and cross-cultural perspectives on how these issues emerged and are understood. Medical Anthropology considers how a biocultural approach can be applied to more effective prevention and treatment efforts and underscores medical anthropology\'s potential to improve healtharound the world. What is the role of culture in human experience? This concise yet solid introduction to cultural anthropology helps readers explore and understand this crucial issue from a Christian perspective. Now revised and updated throughout, this new edition of a successful textbook covers standard cultural anthropology topics with special attention given to cultural relativism, evolution, and missions. It also includes a new chapter on medical anthropology. Plentiful figures, photos, and sidebars are sprinkled throughout the text, and updated ancillary support materials and teaching aids are available through Baker Academic\'s Textbook eSources. Explore cultural anthropology and its relevance in today\'s world with CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY: AN APPLIED PERSPECTIVE, Eleventh Edition. Interesting real-world examples and applications of the principles and practices of anthropology help you appreciate other cultures as well as your own -- and apply what you learn to situations in your personal and professional life. Throughout the book, the authors provide examples of non-academic career opportunities. Lavenda. , Dods, and Mulholland. Chapter 1: The Anthropological Perspective. on the Human Condition. The Anthropological Perspective: The Cross-disciplinary Discipline. Anthropology and the Concept of Culture.