<p>Reflects changes in the medical field since the late 1980s with additions on AIDS, psychopathology, emotion, nutrition, and suffering.|A significant update of the 1990 classic state-of-the-art handbook on medical anthropology. With new chapters on AIDS, psychology and emotion, nutrition, and bioethics, the text reflects the changes in medical anthropological theory and practice since the late 1980s. Chapters from the first edition are revised to reflect current trends and to include recent references. This work demonstrates the creative expansion and diversity in the field, amidst efforts to explore the individual sickness experience in the context of local cultures and global political and economic dynamics.</p>

Medical Anthropology: Contemporary Theory and Method

Sargent, Carolyn F.

Johnson, T. M.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Praeger

<p>A significant update of the 1990 classic state-of-the-art handbook on medical anthropology. With new chapters on AIDS, psychology and emotion, nutrition, and bioethics, the text reflects the changes in medical anthropological theory and practice since the late 1980s. Chapters from the first edition are revised to reflect current trends and to include recent references. This work demonstrates the creative expansion and diversity in the field, amidst efforts to explore the individual sickness experience in the context of local cultures and global political and economic dynamics.</p>

Handbook of Medical Anthropology: Contemporary Theory and Method

Psychology & Counseling

Greenwood

Ship Wiring and Fitting

Computers & Technology

Nabu Press

Blood and Iron

Literature & Fiction

Xlibris

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