The Taste for Knowledge

Sylvie Fainzang, Hans Einar Hem, Mette Bech Risør

Description

The Taste for Knowledge: Medical Anthropology Facing Medical Realities demonstrates how medical anthropology is becoming increasingly important in the fields of medical research and public health. The authors examine some of the major issues in medical anthropology today. In this volume, a group of international researchers reflect, for example, on: the way anthropology faces and deals with interdisciplinarity in its encounter with medicine and doctors; the new medical realities and patient strategies that exist in changing medical systems; and the interactions between practice, power and science. The book will appeal to clinicians/practitioners, anthropologists in general, and all those engaged in the interface between medicine and anthropology, but will also be a valuable tool for students of medicine and anthropology who have a special interest in the social realities and interdisciplinarity of health and illness.

Sujets

• Médecine
• Biology
• Medicine

Informations

• Publié par: Aarhus University Press
• Date de parution: 15 décembre 2010
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9788779344419
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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The Taste for Knowledge

Medical anthropology facing medical realities

Edited by Sylvie Fainzang, Hans Einar Hem, and Mette Bech Risør

Aarhus University Press

THE TASTE FOR KNOWLEDGE

Medîca anthropoogy facîng medîca reaîtîes

THE TASTE FOR KNOWLEDGE

Medical anthropology facing medical realities

Edîted by Sylvie Fainzang ∙ Hans Einar Hem ∙ Mette Bech Risør

Aarhus Unîversîty Press

The Taste for Knowedge. Medîca anthropoogy facîng medîca reaîtîes © Aarhus Unîversîty Press and the Authors 200 Cover desîgn: Jørgen Sparre Iustratîon: Doctor examînîng patîent wîth stethoscope Typeface: Janson Text and Myrîad ISBN 978 87 7934 44 9

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Contents

Preface  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Syvîe Faînzang, Hans Eînar Hem and Mette Bech Rîsør Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART I Medîca anthropoogy as a coaboratîng scîence

Josep M. Comees Chapter I. Shoud physîcîans and psychîatrîsts aso be ethnographers? Toward a future agenda for medîca anthropoogy în Europe  . .

Syvîe Faînzang Chapter II. Anthropoogy and bîomedîcîne: a dangerous îaîson? Condîtîons for a partnershîp  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rîkke Sand Andersen Chapter III. Anthropoogîca perspectîves on the bîomedîcay deined probem of ‘patîent deay’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hans Eînar Hem Chapter IV. Anthropoogy and Heath Promotîon  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Anne-Lîse Mîddethon, Kåre Moen and Arne T. Høstmark Chapter V. The sîent îfe of good fatty tîssue  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1 Sjaak van der Geest Chapter VI. Patîents as co-researchers? Vîews and experîences în Dutch medîca anthropoogy  . . . . . . .

Syvîe Fortîn Chapter VII. Anthropoogy wîthîn the space of the cînîc: Identîty, poîtîcs and methods  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART II Medîca reaîtîes and patîent strategîes

Mette Bech Rîsør Chapter VIII. Heaîng and recovery as a socîa process among patîents wîth medîcay unexpaîned symptoms (MUS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hee Johannessen Chapter IX. Embodîment and structures în medîcîne: A comparatîve relectîon on compementary medîcîne for cancer în Tuscany and Denmark  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Arantza Meñaca Chapter X. Bîomedîcîne în the heath pragmatîcs of Ecuadorîan mîgrants  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Mabe Gracîa Arnaîz Chapter XI. Obesîty as a Socîa Probem: Thoughts about îts Chronîc, Pandemîc and Mutî-factorîa Character  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Caterîna Masana Bofaru Chapter XII. Sef-care and management of aduts wîth chronîc îness and dependency: The Spanîsh case în the context of the new Dependency Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rose-Anna Foey, Yannîs Papadanîe, Françoîs Kaech, Iarîo Rossî Chapter XIII. From curatîve to paîatîve care: Confrontîng the new medîca reaîtîes în a hospîtaîsed end of îfe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Es van Dongen Chapter XIV. Cancer and întegrîty. Deaîng wîth fragîe reaîtîes  . . . . . . . . .

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