Analyzes medical beliefs and practices in African, Asian, and Latin American societies. Studies the coexistence of different kinds of medical specialists (e.g., shamans, herbalists, bonesetters, midwives, physicians trained in indigenous and cosmopolitan medicine), with particular reference to the structures of health resources available to laymen and problems of improving health care.
Anthropology (Undergraduate) 4 credits - 15 Weeks
NYU Department: Liberal Arts & Sciences, Societies & the Social Sciences, Undergraduate
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