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Anthropology
Description: Explores the role of science, biomedicine, and technology in shaping our perceptions of health and the body; in how "normal", "deviant", and "disabled" are defined and instituted in contemporary culture; in the development of biomedical and pharmaceutical evidence; and in the governance and political economic dimensions of bodies from an anthropological perspective. Letter grade only.
Units: 3
No sections currently offered.
Prerequisite: Graduate status, ANT 569
Anthropology
Term : Spring 2019
Catalog Year : 2018-2019
ANT 624 - Anthropology Of Science, Technology, And The Biomedical Production Of "Normal"
Description: Explores the role of science, biomedicine, and technology in shaping our perceptions of health and the body; in how "normal", "deviant", and "disabled" are defined and instituted in contemporary culture; in the development of biomedical and pharmaceutical evidence; and in the governance and political economic dimensions of bodies from an anthropological perspective. Letter grade only.
Units: 3
No sections currently offered.
Prerequisite: Graduate status, ANT 569