ANTH 5024 GENDER, HEALTH AND CULTURE
How individuals know they are sick and what they do to return to health is governed by their cultural beliefs, values and traditions. This course examines at the relationship between culture, health and gender in different societies around the world. We examine the economic, political and environmental factors influencing women146s health. Topics include: medicalization of the life cycle, childbirth, healers, mental health, gendered violence and international health and development.