Medical Anthropology In Europe

Author : Elisabeth Hsu,Caroline Potter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317613060

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Medical Anthropology in Europe by Elisabeth Hsu,Caroline Potter Pdf

This collection brings together three generations of medical anthropologists working at European universities to reflect on past, current and future directions of the field. Medical anthropology emerged on an international playing ground, and while other recently compiled anthologies emphasize North American developments, this volume highlights substantial ethnographic and theoretical studies undertaken in Europe. The first four chapters trace the beginnings of medical anthropology back into the two formative decades between the 1950s-1970s in Italy, German-speaking Europe, the Netherlands, France and the UK, supported by four brief vignettes on current developments. Three core themes that emerged within this field in Europe – the practice of care, the body politic and psycho-sensorial dimensions of healing – are first presented in synopsis and then separately discussed by three leading medical anthropologists Susan Whyte, Giovanni Pizza and René Devisch, complemented by the work of three early career researchers. The chapters aim to highlight how very diverse (and sometimes overlooked) European developments within this rapidly growing field have been, and continue to be. This book will spur reflection on medical anthropology’s potential for future scholarship and practice, by students and established scholars alike. This book was originally published as a special issue of Anthropology and Medicine.

Author : Doreen Montag
Publisher : Sean Kingston Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Social Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114503902

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Medical Anthropology in Europe by Doreen Montag Pdf

This handbook to existing medical anthropology programs at the undergraduate and postgraduate level in Europe is designed for students who are looking for suitable training and professionals who are looking for expertise in the field.

Author : Francine Saillant,Serge Genest
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2006-12-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781405152495

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Medical Anthropology by Francine Saillant,Serge Genest Pdf

Medical Anthropology: Regional Perspectives and Shared Concerns surveys medical anthropology by examining the multiplicity of intellectual traditions from which it emerged, taking a closer look at the paths charted by medical anthropologists in Europe and the Americas. An overview of the discipline, written by medical anthropologists of international stature. Includes case studies from France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Also provides thematic perspectives, considering gender and politics in relation to medical anthropology.

Author : Elisabeth Hsu,Caroline Potter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317613077

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Medical Anthropology in Europe by Elisabeth Hsu,Caroline Potter Pdf

This collection brings together three generations of medical anthropologists working at European universities to reflect on past, current and future directions of the field. Medical anthropology emerged on an international playing ground, and while other recently compiled anthologies emphasize North American developments, this volume highlights substantial ethnographic and theoretical studies undertaken in Europe. The first four chapters trace the beginnings of medical anthropology back into the two formative decades between the 1950s-1970s in Italy, German-speaking Europe, the Netherlands, France and the UK, supported by four brief vignettes on current developments. Three core themes that emerged within this field in Europe – the practice of care, the body politic and psycho-sensorial dimensions of healing – are first presented in synopsis and then separately discussed by three leading medical anthropologists Susan Whyte, Giovanni Pizza and René Devisch, complemented by the work of three early career researchers. The chapters aim to highlight how very diverse (and sometimes overlooked) European developments within this rapidly growing field have been, and continue to be. This book will spur reflection on medical anthropology’s potential for future scholarship and practice, by students and established scholars alike. This book was originally published as a special issue of Anthropology and Medicine.

Author : Elisabeth Hsu,Doreen Montag
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 1907774548

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Medical Anthropology in Europe: Teaching and Doctoral Research by Elisabeth Hsu,Doreen Montag Pdf

Medical Anthropology is the fastest growing field within anthropology. Over the last three decades it has developed a strong academic and applied importance, both in North America and Europe. This has led to the establishment of a specific degree in medic.

Author : Ullrich Kockel,Máiréad Nic Craith,Jonas Frykman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 631 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781119111627

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A Companion to the Anthropology of Europe by Ullrich Kockel,Máiréad Nic Craith,Jonas Frykman Pdf

A Companion to theAnthropologyof Europe BLACKWELL COMPANIONS TO ANTHROPOLOGY A Companion to the Anthropology of Europe “The volume also deserves a place on the shelves of academic libraries as well as the larger public library.” Reference Reviews “Summing Up: Highly recommended. All academic levels/libraries.” Choice “This important collection challenges all anthropologists to re-examine the importance of European perspectives on the most provocative debates of our time. It transcends regional interests to highlight the complex intellectual landscape of our field.” Tracey Heatherington, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee “This significant volume critically interrogates assumptions about Europe as an idea and a place for research. It provides fresh perspectives on the past and future of anthropological studies of Europe.” Deborah Reed-Danahay, SUNY at Buffalo, President of the Society for the Anthropology of Europe A Companion to the Anthropology of Europe offers a survey of contemporary Europeanist anthropology and European ethnology, and a guide to emerging trends in this geographical field of research. Utilizing diverse approaches to the anthropological study of Europe, Kockel, Nic Craith, and Frykman provide a synthesis of the different traditions and contemporary practices. Investigating the subject both geographically and thematically, the companion covers key topics such as location, heritage, experience, and cultural practices. Written by leading international scholars in the field, the volume constitutes the first authoritative guide for researchers, instructors, and students of anthropology and European studies.

Author : Mary Lindemann
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2010-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521425926

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Medicine and Society in Early Modern Europe by Mary Lindemann Pdf

A concise and accessible introduction to health and healing in Europe from 1500 to 1800.

Author : Marcia C. Inhorn,Emily A. Wentzell
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780822352709

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Medical Anthropology at the Intersections by Marcia C. Inhorn,Emily A. Wentzell Pdf

This work offers productive insight into the field of medical anthropology and its future, as viewed by some of the world's leading medical anthropologists.

Author : P. Wenzel Geissler,Catherine Molyneux
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780857450937

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Evidence, Ethos and Experiment by P. Wenzel Geissler,Catherine Molyneux Pdf

Medical research has been central to biomedicine in Africa for over a century, and Africa, along with other tropical areas, has been crucial to the development of medical science. At present, study populations in Africa participate in an increasing number of medical research projects and clinical trials, run by both public institutions and private companies. Global debates about the politics and ethics of this research are growing and local concerns are prompting calls for social studies of the "trial communities" produced by this scientific work. Drawing on rich, ethnographic and historiographic material, this volume represents the emergent field of anthropological inquiry that links Africanist ethnography to recent concerns with science, the state, and the culture of late capitalism in Africa.

Author : Helen Lambert,Maryon McDonald
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1845455533

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Social Bodies by Helen Lambert,Maryon McDonald Pdf

A proliferation of press headlines, social science texts and "ethical" concerns about the social implications of recent developments in human genetics and biomedicine have created a sense that, at least in European and American contexts, both the way we treat the human body and our attitudes towards it have changed. This volume asks what really happens to social relations in the face of new types of transaction - such as organ donation, forensic identification and other new medical and reproductive technologies - that involve the use of corporeal material. Drawing on comparative insights into how human biological material is treated, it aims to consider how far human bodies and their components are themselves inherently "social." The case studies - ranging from animal-human transformations in Amazonia to forensic reconstruction in post-conflict Serbia and the treatment of Native American specimens in English museums - all underline that, without social relations, there are no bodies but only "human remains." The volume gives us new and striking ethnographic insights into bodies as sociality, as well as a potentially powerful analytical reconsideration of notions of embodiment. It makes a novel contribution, too, to "science and society" debates.

Author : Merrill Singer,Pamela I. Erickson,César E. Abadía-Barrero
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2022-03-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781119718901

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A Companion to Medical Anthropology by Merrill Singer,Pamela I. Erickson,César E. Abadía-Barrero Pdf

The fully revised new edition of the defining reference work in the field of medical anthropology A Companion to Medical Anthropology, Second Edition provides the most complete account of the key issues and debates in this dynamic, rapidly growing field. Bringing together contributions by leading international authorities in medical anthropology, this comprehensive reference work presents critical assessments and interpretations of a wide range of topical themes, including global and environmental health, political violence and war, poverty, malnutrition, substance abuse, reproductive health, and infectious diseases. Throughout the text, readers explore the global, historical, and political factors that continue to influence how health and illness are experienced and understood. The second edition is fully updated to reflect current controversies and significant new developments in the anthropology of health and related fields. More than twenty new and revised articles address research areas including war and health, illicit drug abuse, climate change and health, colonialism and modern biomedicine, activist-led research, syndemics, ethnomedicines, biocommunicability, COVID-19, and many others. Highlighting the impact medical anthropologists have on global health care policy and practice, A Companion to Medical Anthropology, Second Edition: Features specially commissioned articles by medical anthropologists working in communities worldwide Discusses future trends and emerging research areas in the field Describes biocultural approaches to health and illness and research design and methods in applied medical anthropology Addresses topics including chronic diseases, rising levels of inequality, war and health, migration and health, nutritional health, self-medication, and end of life care Part of the acclaimed Wiley Blackwell Companions to Anthropology series, A Companion to Medical Anthropology, Second Edition, remains an indispensable resource for medical anthropologists, as well as an excellent textbook for courses in medical anthropology, ethnomedicine, global health care, and medical policy.

Author : Donald Joralemon
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315470603

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Exploring Medical Anthropology by Donald Joralemon Pdf

Now in its fourth edition, Exploring Medical Anthropology provides a concise and engaging introduction to medical anthropology. It presents competing theoretical perspectives in a balanced fashion, highlighting points of conflict and convergence. Concrete examples and the author’s personal research experiences are utilized to explain some of the discipline’s most important insights, such as that biology and culture matter equally in the human experience of disease and that medical anthropology can help to alleviate human suffering. The text has been thoroughly updated for the fourth edition, including fresh case studies and a new chapter on drugs. It contains a range of pedagogical features to support teaching and learning, including images, text boxes, a glossary, and suggested further reading.

Author : Vieda Skultans
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2008-03-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780857450364

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Empathy and Healing by Vieda Skultans Pdf

For more than three decades the author has been concerned with issues to do with emotion, suffering and healing. This volume presents ethnographic studies of South Wales, Maharashtra and post-Soviet Latvia connected by a theoretical interest in healing, emotion and subjectivity. Exploring the uses of narrative in the shaping of memory, autobiography and illness and its connections with the master narratives of history and culture, it focuses on the post-Soviet clinic as an arena in which the contradictions of a liberal economy are translated into a medical language.

Author : Nina Sahraoui
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781789207422

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Borders across Healthcare by Nina Sahraoui Pdf

Examining which actors determine undocumented migrants’ access to healthcare on the ground, this volume looks at what happens in the daily interactions between administrative personnel, healthcare professionals and migrant patients in healthcare institutions across Europe. Borders across Healthcare explores contemporary moral economies of the healthcare-migration nexus. The volume documents the many ways in which borders come to disrupt healthcare settings and illuminates how judgements of a health-related deservingness become increasingly important, producing hierarchies that undermine a universal right to healthcare.

Author : Ulrich Oberdiek
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783825807955

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Anthropological Abstracts Vol 4 by Ulrich Oberdiek Pdf