Illness, Culture and Society (A) SA 218 (4)
Health and well-being are social experiences. How do assumptions about the body, the self, and social relations operate in medical spheres? Introduces anthropological perspectives on illness and healing as a means of exploring the social existence of the body. Prerequisite: SA 101 or 150 or 201W. Students with credit for SA 460 when offered as Medical Anthropology may not take this course for further credit.