• Medicine as Culture

• GTIN: 9781446208953
• Publisher: Sage Publications
• Language: English
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2014

Medicine as Culture explores how cultural beliefs shape medical practices and understandings of health and illness. It examines culture's influence on diagnosis, treatment, patient-physician relationships, and healthcare systems, highlighting diverse approaches to healthcare globally. By analyzing the cultural contexts of medicine, this book encourages a nuanced and critical perspective, fostering understanding of the social, ethical, and political dimensions of healthcare.