An Anthropology of Biomedicine
by Margaret M. Lock, Vinh-Kim Nguyen
An Anthropology of Biomedicine offers a broad anthropological examination of biomedicine and its relationship to health, illness, bodies, and society. Margaret M. Lock and Vinh-Kim Nguyen provide a social and cultural perspective for readers interested in anthropology, medicine, and contemporary health practices.
About This Book
An Anthropology of Biomedicine explores biomedicine through an anthropological lens.
The book considers how medical knowledge, practices, and institutions influence understandings of health, illness, and the human body.
Written by Margaret M. Lock and Vinh-Kim Nguyen, it offers a broad social and cultural perspective on medicine.
It is suited to readers studying anthropology, medicine, health, and the social dimensions of biomedicine.
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