Introducing Health Anthropology A Discipline in Action 4E
With a new title that reflects the broad scope and primary concerns of the field, “Introducing Health Anthropology: A Discipline in Action, Fourth Edition” offers students an initial insight into the dynamic discipline of medical and health anthropology. The narrative is structured around four unifying themes.
First, health anthropologists play a significant role in helping to understand and transform the world through their involvement in applied projects, policy initiatives, and advocacy. Second, the book underscores the critical importance of culture and social relationships in health and illness, illustrating that experienced illness and diagnosed diseases involve complex biosocial processes, necessitating attention to a variety of factors beyond biology for resolution.
Third, by examining health inequality, the book calls for research and analyses that extend beyond cultural or even ecological models of health, advocating for comprehensive and holistic biosocial frameworks. Finally, the authors stress that physical and mental health are closely linked to the health of the environment, which provides essential resources such as air and food necessary for life.
“Introducing Health Anthropology” equips students with the tools to rethink strategies for achieving healthier populations, effective and fully accessible healthcare systems, and a sustainable world.
New to this Fourth Edition:
· New Chapter 4, “Human Evolution and Health,” examines the respective roles of genetics and sociocultural factors in health to navigate the welter of public misinformation on genetic determinism, race, and sex and gender minorities
· Significantly expanded discussion of reproductive health, sex and gender, and gender equity throughout the book reflects current and controversial issues in the U.S.
· Up-to-date examination of the relationship of climate change to health and social wellbeing offers students insights on how our physical world is changing and the causes of those changes
· Discussion of the global impact of COVID-19 throughout the textbook explores the enduring changes wrought by the pandemic on human societies
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