The last quarter of the 20th century has seen a shift in the social sciences, especially in
anthropology, from objectified descriptions of the body in health and illness to subjective, in …

The past 15 years have witnessed the coming of age of medical anthropology (cf. Ueban,
1977). Although its lineaments can be traced back to Virchow, only recently has medical …

Conceptually and methodologically, medical anthropology is well-positioned to support a
“big-tent” research agenda on health and society. It fosters approaches to social and …

BACKGROUND Since its inception, medical anthropology has had an applied orientation;
much of the work done by medical anthropologists is concerned with understanding and …

Now in its third edition, this textbook serves to frame understandings of health, health-related
behavior, and health care in light of social and health inequality as well as structural …

The field of anthropology has changed, or perhaps more accurately, has expanded since its
initial academic conception. Specific areas of study have branched from the quintessential …

The Anthropology of Health and Healing provides the first holistic approach to the study of
medical anthropology. Over the past two decades, medical anthropology has been the most …

A Reader in Medical Anthropology: Theoretical Trajectories, Emergent Realities brings
together articles from the key theoretical approaches in the field of medical anthropology as …

This entry sketches the field of medical anthropology, its predecessors and history, and four
prominent theoretical orientations: ecological, semiotic/interpretive, agency focused, and …

In recent years, medical anthropology has benefitted a great deal from debates in science
studies, and in particular, the focus on knowledge practices (Pickering 1995) and epistemic …