Global environmental change and recent worldwide infectious-disease outbreaks make the
ecological perspective of medical anthropology more important a field of study than ever. In …

This book synthesizes the flourishing field of anthropology of infectious disease in a critical,
biocultural framework. Leading medical anthropologist Merrill Singer holistically unites the …

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 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 …

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

Many serious public health problems confront the world in the new millennium.
Anthropology and Public Health examines the critical role of anthropology in four crucial …

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

Medical anthropology has developed distinct and separate biological and cultural
approaches to the study of health and disease in human populations. Within cultural …

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 …

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 …