Epidemiology and Culture (Cambridge Studies in Medical Anthropology) 1st Edition
Author: Visit ‘s James A. Trostle Page ID: 0521790506
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“To produce his highly readable text, the author brings to bear a doctoral education and experience in anthropology together with respectable background in epidemiology. The text is, in essence, an address to epidemiologists about the notion of culture by a knowledgeable anthropologist. He uses his thorough grounding in anthropology to sharpen the insights and sensitivities of epidemiologists. I was happy to find the work a pleasure to read.”
Mervyn Susser, Sergievsky Professor of Epidemiology Emeritus, Columbia University
“This well-written book provides an excellent discussion of how culture influences epidemiologic research. It is an important book for anyone working in epidemiology of human health or interested in the sociocultural influences on the measurement of disease. This is the most comprehensive book on the subject, and it challenges our current views of epidemiologic studies and interventions. I would highly recommend it as a valuable resource for epidemiology researchers, clinical investigators, and students, to add a new way of thinking to their ongoing research.”
Perspectives in Biology and Medicine
“By incorporating a wide array of examples and contextualizing his analysis in a political-economic framework, Trostle develops a theoretically rich portrayal of cultural epidemiology that has clear practical applications for epidemiologists and clinicians alike.”
Hannah Gilbert, The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
“This well-written book provides an excellent discussion of how culture influences epidemiologic research. It is an important book for anyone working in epidemiology of human health or interested in the sociocultural influences on the measurement of disease.”
Martha Gulati, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Epidemiology and Culture
“This book is an ambitious and clearly needed effort at this time in the two sciences: epidemiology and anthropology.”
Marianne Berwick, University of New Mexico, Journal of Anthropological Research
Book Description
This book shows how practitioners in the emerging field of “cultural epidemiology” describe human health, communicate with diverse audiences, and intervene to improve health and prevent disease. It uses textual and statistical portraits of disease to describe past and present collaborations between anthropology and epidemiology. Interpreting epidemiology as a cultural practice helps to reveal the ways in which measurement, causal thinking, and intervention design are all influenced by belief, habit, and theories of power.
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Series: Cambridge Studies in Medical Anthropology (Book 13)Hardcover: 232 pagesPublisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (February 21, 2005)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0521790506ISBN-13: 978-0521790505 Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.7 x 9 inches Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Best Sellers Rank: #5,293,035 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1767 in Books > Textbooks > Medicine & Health Sciences > Research > Epidemiology #2895 in Books > Medical Books > Administration & Medicine Economics > Public Health > Epidemiology #7632 in Books > Textbooks > Medicine & Health Sciences > Reference
great book, using it for a class, gives us a great launching point for public health and anthropology, highly recommend
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