Medical Pluralism Anthropology

Medical pluralism | Open Encyclopedia of Anthropology

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Medical pluralism describes the availability of different approaches, treatments, and institutions that people use to maintain health or treat illness. Most commonly, medical pluralism entails the use of Western medicine (or ‘biomedicine’) and what is variously …

Medical Pluralism | SpringerLink

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Medical Pluralism - A Companion to Medical …

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Abstract. In contrast to indigenous or tribal societies, each of which has a more or less coherent medical system that is an integral part of the larger socio-cultural …

Introduction to the special issue ‘medical pluralism and …

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In this special issue, we build on and re-consider the concept of medical pluralism, criticised since its introduction, but still holding an important …

Medical Pluralism - Baer - Major Reference Works

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Medical pluralism constitutes the coexistence of multiple medical subsystems, particularly in state or complex societies. Although biomedicine is often dominant in …

Conceptions of Medical Pluralism - Medical Anthropology

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Various medical anthropologists have formulated various schemes or approaches that recognize the phenomenon of medical pluralism in complex societies. …

Medical pluralism in a Dong Village, Southwestern China

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Introduction. In the early 1970s, Charles Leslie, in his study of Asian healthcare systems, introduced the concept of pluralism or medical pluralism, which …

View of Pluralism, parallel medical practices

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Various medical anthropologists have created typologies that recognize the phenomenon of medical pluralism in complex societies. Based upon their geographic and cultural …

Medical Pluralism Flashcards | Quizlet

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Medical Pluralism co-existence of more than one healing system in a given cultural context plurality can also exist within a single healing system Co-existence of healing systems …

What is medical pluralism in anthropology? - Quora

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Quora User. Indian Police Service Updated 5 y. ‘Medical Pluralrism' is coexistence of traditional and modern medical practices in a society and the factors influencing …