ANTHR 439
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Advanced Medical/Psych Anthr
Course Description
Culture/mind relationship. Cross-cultural variation in concepts of person, emotions, and treatment modalities by society. Psychological implications of cultural differences in childrearing.
When Taught
Fall
Min
3
Fixed/Max
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Note
This course requires ANTHR 239 or instructor approval to enroll.
Title
Research Skills
Learning Outcome
Students will learn to analyze medical and psychological data from a person-centered ethnographic standpoint by engaging with readings and conducting a course project analyzing some medical/psychocultural phenomenon and writing up the results.
Title
Critical Reasoning
Learning Outcome
Students will learn to critique the philosophical and theoretical assumptions inherent in various approaches to understanding human experience and medical/psychological intersubjectivity.
Title
Social Theory
Learning Outcome
Through this course students will develop a critique of both the overemphasis on macro-level 'structure' and 'culture' in mainstream anthropology, as well as the overly individualistic emphasis in medical and psychology fields on micro-processes and the health and 'psyches' of individuals. Students will gain an appreciation for the extent to which 'body', 'mind' and 'culture' co-constitute one another in various dimensions of human experience.
