Medical Anthropology: A Biocultural Approach

by Andrea S. Wiley and John S. Allen

Book Overview

An ideal core text for introductory courses, Medical Anthropology: A Biocultural Approach , Second Edition, offers an accessible and contemporary overview of this rapidly expanding field. For each health issue examined in the text, the authors first present basic biological information on specific conditions and then expand their analysis to include evolutionary, historical, and cross-cultural perspectives on how these issues are understood. Medical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199797080
• ISBN13: 9780199797080
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.2" x 6.1"