The cultural context of health, illness, and medicine /
Elisa J. Sobo and Martha O. Loustaunau.
- 2nd ed.
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, c2010.
- xviii, 268 p. ; 24 cm.
Martha Loustaunau is first named author on previous edition.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-254) and index.
The concept of culture -- The health-related consequences of social structure -- Health and illness over the life course -- Therapeutic modalities : a cross-cultural perspective -- Biomedicine : emergence and evolution in cultural context -- Reforming medicine -- Developing cultural sensitivity -- Putting ideas into practice : complex contemporary challenges.
Medical anthropology. Social medicine. Cultural Competency--United States. Anthropology--United States. Attitude to Health--ethnology--United States. Cultural Diversity--United States. Delivery of Health Care--United States.