Pathologies of the West is simultaneously an original approach to psychiatric illness in its international perspective and an introduction to recent developments in the social anthropology of medicine. It examines critically the relevance of phenomenological, structural, and ethological approaches to understanding extreme personal experience. Littlewood argues that anthropology must not simply provide a cultural alternative to sociological critiques of medicine -- psychiatry itself should take into account the ways in which cultural values are acted out by individuals.
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Pathologies of the West is simultaneously an original approach to psychiatric illness in its international perspective and an introduction to recent developments in the social anthropology of medicine. It examines critically the relevance of phenomenological, structural, and ethological approaches to understanding extreme personal experience. Littlewood argues that anthropology must not simply provide a cultural alternative to sociological critiques of medicine -- psychiatry itself should take into account the ways in which cultural values are acted out by individuals.
Imprint | Cornell University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | August 2002 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
Authors | Roland Littlewood |
Dimensions | 216 x 140 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 336 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8014-3934-6 |
Barcode | 9780801439346 |
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LSN | 0-8014-3934-5 |