Compare and contrast discussion of the function of belief in witchcraft and in western biomedicine.
Compare and contrast discussion of the function of belief in witchcraft and in western biomedicine.
May 9, 2020 Comments Off on Compare and contrast discussion of the function of belief in witchcraft and in western biomedicine. Uncategorized Assignment-helpIn short answers, (3-4 sentences), please provide:Added Clarification: drawing on the readings but in your own wordsA description and example illustrating the concept(s), drawing from the readings. Describe the significance of the concept to medical anthropology or medical/clinical practice1) “Biopower”2) “Emplotment”3) “Illness” vs. “disease” vs. “sickness”4) “Local biologies”/ “biosocial differentiation”5) “Somatization”6) “The body proper”7) “The empiricist paradigm of language”8) “Atomism”9) “The work of culture”10)“Habitus”PART 2 (Three Pages): Answer each question in 400-500 words. 1) Compare and contrast discussion of the function of belief in witchcraft and in western biomedicine. Describe and discuss 3 parallels and 3 differences between witchcraft and sorcery on the one hand, and biomedicine on the other. (Use the Evans-Pritchard and Byron Good article AND the Lock and Nguyen artifice)2) Embodiment. Drawing on materials presented in class readings, discuss the concept of “embodiment.” Explain how this concept challenges dualistic ideas about the relationships between: a) mind/ body, b) individual/social, and c) subject/ object.