Health & Medicine - module 14 Flashcards
health
physical, social, emotional
illness narratives
personal stories people tell to explain their experiences of being unwell
the clinical gaze
Focus on treating the symptom not the underlying causes. Ignore illness narratives (ex:stress cause of headaches rather than physical pain)
biopower (Foucault)
the power of the state to regulate the body- ex:reproductive rights, proposed that the human body is locus of power struggles, of potential agency(resistant action) but also an important focus for structural/ industrial power to be exercised upon by surveillance, discipline, and punishment
disease
underlying condition
cause disease- pathogens ex: covid, genetics, bacteria
medical ecology
examines the relationships of health to physical, biological, and social environments such as climatic conditions, plants and animals, and population dynamics.
ethnomedicine
local systems of health and healing rooted in culturally specific norms and values
-practitioners/healing/healers
ex:Ethnomedicine of ecuador “the most distant places” film clip
-abt a woman that uses natural ways to treat- tradition is to rub guinea pigs on body of patient and dissect them to see what’s wrong with them
biomedicine
western form of medicine
using science- ex: anatomy, genetics, technology, chemistry
medical pluralism
-coexistence of multiple healing systems in one culture
critical medical anthropology
health systems themselves are systems of power that generate disparities in health by defining who is sick and who get treated and how
intersections of gender/ race/class and health outcomes
Discrimination and inequalities regarding access to medical care
Paul Farmer
work in haiti- community workers- took care of sick people made sure they took their meds etc
co founded Partners in Health (PIH) organization
community health workers
Look after the sick and make sure they take their medications
