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136-004 Applied Medical Anthropology: Modern and Traditional Health Care in Developing Areas | |
Note | Formerly available as 136-210/310. Students who have completed 136-210/310 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Availability | 2nd and 3rd year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
Coordinator | Dr Martha Mcintyre |
Prerequisites | see Prerequisites |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 2-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week |
Subject Description | This subject examines the social, economic, political and other influences on the practice of biomedical science and the delivery of health care in developing areas as well as the effects of local attitudes, beliefs, values and knowledge on the reception of health care. Emphasis will be on areas of potential conflict and cooperation between modern and traditional health care systems and on what practical steps can be taken by social and medical scientists and medical practitioners working together to understand and then improve local conditions in order to achieve better health outcomes. Examples and case studies will be drawn from Asia, Africa, Latin America, and from Aboriginal communities in Australia. |
Assessment | An essay and a take-home exam totalling 4000 words. |
Prescribed Texts | A subject reader will be available. |
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