Chapter 11 – Health and Medicine

Sashur Henninger-Rener, University of LaVerne and the Los Angeles Community College District Learning Objectives Define four ethno-etiologies that aim to explain the root cause of illness: personalistic, naturalistic, emotionalistic, and biomedical. Discuss the relationship between mental health and cultural factors, including stigma and specific examples of culture-bound syndromes.  What does it mean to be “healthy”? … Continue reading Chapter 11 – Health and Medicine