Medical anthropology, as a field of research, writing, and professional activity, has grown
remarkably since the Annual Review of Anthropology published its last articles on this …

Diseases caused by infectious agents have profoundly affected both human history and
biology. In demographic terms, infectious diseases–including both great epidemics, such as …

Biomedicine is often thought to provide a scientific account of the human body and of illness.
In this view, non-Western and folk medical systems are regarded as systems of'belief'and …

Using real-life examples and case histories and a highly readable, jargon-free style, this
volume addresses the complex interactions between health, illness, and culture. Integrating …

The Ethnographer's Toolkit series begins with this overview volume, which defines the
qualitative research enterprise, links research strategies to theoretical paradigms, and …

This book is a broad-ranging and provocative study of the human passion for meat. It will
intrigue anyone who has ever wondered why meat is important to us; why we eat some …

The program presents anthropology's core concepts and also demonstrates anthropology's
relevance to the 21st-century world we inhabit. Key themes of appreciating the experiences …

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 …

A practical overview for health students and health professionals embarking on an applied
research project using a qualitative approach. Successful Qualitative Health Research offers …

The purpose of this book is to provide an introduction and overview to the critical perspective
as it has evolved in medical anthropology over the last ten years. Standing as an opposition …