Anthropology, health and illness: an introduction to the concept of culture applied to the health sciences Antropología, salud y enfermedad: una introducción al concepto de cultura aplicado a las ciencias de la salud Antropologia, saúde e doença: uma introdução ao conceito de cultura aplicado às ciências da saúde

• Main Authors: Esther Jean Langdon (Author), Flávio Braune Wiik (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This article presents a reflection as to how notions and behavior related to the processes of health and illness are an integral part of the culture of the social group in which they occur. It is argued that medical and health care systems are cultural systems consonant with the groups and social re...