The editors of the third edition of the seminal textbook Understanding and Applying Medical
Anthropology bring it completely up to date for both instructors and students. The collection …

Now in its fourth edition, Exploring Medical Anthropology provides a concise and engaging
introduction to medical anthropology. It presents competing theoretical perspectives in a …

The third edition of Introducing Medical Anthropology: A Discipline in Action, provides
students with a first exposure to the growing field of medical and health anthropology. The …

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

like other collections of papers related to a single topic, this volume arose out of problem-
sharing and problem-solving discussions among some of the authors. The two principal …

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 …

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

This book covers the major theoretical perspectives, content areas, and methodologic
approaches that presently characterize the field of anthropology and primary health care. It …

In this important collection, prominent scholars who helped to establish medical
anthropology as an area of study reflect on the field's past, present, and future. In doing so …

There is a great need for medical anthropology within medicine. Anthropology's influence on
medicine was examined by library and electronic searches of the medical and medical …