num_pages: 444
description: These original essays, which combine theoretical argument with empirical observation, constitute a state-of-the-art platform for future research in medical anthropology. Ranging in time and locale, the essays are based on research in historical and cultural settings. The contributors accept the notion that all knowledge is socially and culturally constructed and examine the contexts in which that knowledge is produced and practiced in medicine, psychiatry, epidemiology, and anthropology. Professionals in behavioral medicine, public health, and epidemiology as well as medical anthropologists will find their insights significant.
language: English
title: Knowledge, Power, and Practice (Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care)
titlecomplete: Knowledge, Power, and Practice (Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care) (Volume 36)
genres: Anthropology
ratings_count: 21
series: Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care
publisher: University of California Press