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ANTH 3220 - Culture and Mental Illness

5 credit hours
Formerly - ANTH 335
A comparison of the definition and treatment of “madness” across cultures. Emphasis on distinct social institutions associated with treatment and the legitimating features of the institutions, Also covers various theoretical perspectives on mental illness. In depth examination of the medicalization of deviance and its different applications with regard to class, gender and race. Cross-listed with SOCL 3440.



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