This course is offered through the Network for Unipid. These studies are available for bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree students studying in the University of Jyväskylä.
","fi":"Tämä opintojakso on tarjolla Unipid-verkostossa. Verkoston opinnot ovat tarjolla Jyväskylän yliopiston kandidaatti- ja maisteriopiskelijoille sekä tohtoriopiskelijoille.
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Culture becomes an eye-glass through which a medical anthropologist sees these phenomena in a society.\r\n\r\nThrough the subject of medical anthropology a bilateral connection develops between general public and the scientific community. It can contribute to better understanding of public health objectives from the societal point of view, and it may in part translate scientific knowledge into effective practice at the community level.\r\n\r\nGeneric skills: ethics, internationality, sustainability and responsibility.","fi":"In this course student adopts basic understanding on cultural approach to health; and how to conceptualize health problems in a variety of cultural settings.\r\n\r\nObjectives:\r\n\r\nObjective is to explore Medical Anthropology. Focus is on the significance of culture and society on health. 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