Culture, health, and illness / Cecil G. Helman
- 作者： Helman, Cecil 1944-2009
- 出版： Boca Raton, FL : CRC, Taylor & Francis Group 2007
- 主題： Social medicine. , Anthropology. , Sociology, Medical , Medical anthropology. , Social medicine.
- 版本：5th ed.
- ISBN： 9780340914502 (pbk.) :: US$59.78 、 0340914505 (pbk.)
- 書目註：Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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- 系統號： 005210629 | 機讀編目格式
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摘要註
This new edition meets the ever-growing need for a clear starting point in understanding the clinical significance of cultural and social factors. The book addresses the complex interactions between health, illness and culture by setting out anthropological theory in a highly, readable jargon-free style
內容註
1. Introduction : the scope of medical anthropology -- 2. The body : cultural definitions of anatomy and physiology -- 3. Diet and nutrition -- 4. Caring and curing : the sectors of health care -- 5. Doctor-patient interactions -- 6. Gender and reproduction -- 7. Pain and culture -- 8. Culture and pharmacology : drugs, alcohol and tobacco -- 9. Ritual and the management of misfortune -- 10. Cross-cultural psychiatry -- 11. Cultural aspects of stress and suffering -- 12. Migration, globalization and health -- 13. Telemedicine and the Internet -- 14. New bodies, new selves : genetics and biotechnology -- 15. Cultural factors in epidemiology -- 16. The AIDS pandemic -- 17. Tropical diseases : malaria and leprosy -- 18. Medical anthropology and global health -- 19. New research methods in medical anthropology -- Appendix. Journals and Websites