Introduction to Introduction to
Medical Social Medical Social
Anthropology Anthropology
Dr Alauddin Chowdhury
Marks Distribution Marks Distribution
Specification Mark
Attendance 10
Class Test`: Quiz- 2 10
Presentation: Subject specific 5 Assignment: 1000 words written 10
Mid Term Exam 25
Final Exam 40
Total 100
Course Contents Course Contents
Introduction to Medical Social Anthropology Culture & Health
Sociology & Medical Sociology Social Public Health
Medical Pluralism
Conceptual approaches in anthropology and public health Medical and Non-Medical Conceptions of Health and
Illness
Socioeconomic Disparities in Health Behaviors
Applying anthropology and sociocultural information Anthropology and mental Health
Anthropology and International Health
Outline of Today’s Lecture Outline of Today’s Lecture
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Health-Public Health
-Core Function of Public Health -Anthropology
-Culture
-Medical Anthropology
What is “Health”
What is “Health”
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•Health is a state of complete
physical, mental and social well-
being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
WHO Definition
What is “Public What is “Public
Health”
Health”
Public Health 2 Public Health 2
Public Health
The approach to medicine that is concerned with the
health of the community as a whole.
Public health is community
health.
Public Health 3 Public Health 3
Definition of Public Health :
Public Health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging
life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations,
public and private, communities and
individuals."
The mission of Public Health The mission of Public Health
• Fulfill society's interest in assuring best possible
conditions in which
people can be healthy .
The three core public health functions The three core public health functions
– Assessment and monitoring of the health of communities and populations at risk to
identify health problems and priorities
– Formulation of public policies designed to solve identified local and national health problems and priorities
– To assure that all populations have access to
appropriate and cost-effective care
“Public Health”
Population Prevention
Health Promotion
VS “Medicine”
Individual Disease Treatment
What is What is
“Anthropology”
“Anthropology”
Anthropology
Anthropology
What is “ Medical What is “ Medical
Anthropology”
Anthropology”
Medical Anthropology
Medical Anthropology
What is “Culture”
What is “Culture”
One of the most important concepts in social science.
Culture and society go together. They are
inseparable.
Man is a cultural being.
Culture is the unique quality
of man which separates him
from the lower animal.
Culture refers to the total lifestyle of a people, including all of their ideas, values, knowledge, behaviors, and material objects that they share.
Culture is what makes us
human.
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Some Definitions of Sociology Some Definitions of Sociology
Kigsley Davis: Sociology is general science of society.
Durkheim: Science of social institutions.
Marshal Jones: The study of man in- relationship-to-men.
Morris Ginsberg: Sociology is the study of
human interactions and inter-relations, their
conditions and consequences.
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What is Sociology?
What is Sociology?
Sociology is the systematic or scientific study of human society and social
behavior
Sociologists study this link: how society affects the individual and how the
individual affects society
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Society Society
Society is a group of people who shape their lives in
aggregated and patterned
ways that distinguish their
group from other groups.
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