Question

what are the essential elements or dimensions of medical anthropology

who/what is the focus of medical anthropology study?

Do medical anthropologists examine the relationship between the micro and macro aspects of cultures, health, and healing?

Do they examine/compare indigenous cultures and state-level societies and their systems of healing and treatment.

Answer 1

1 The essential dimensions associated with the field of medical anthropology are written below

• Social
• Cultural
• Biological
• Linguistic

Medical anthropology uses these elements in an integrated way to analyze and examine the factors that affect the health and well being of individuals , preventive measures social dynamics which are present in the relations . therapies , interventions .

2. The main focus of medical anthropology is on Indians and their health. It focuses on how the societal dynamics and the external environment and other human health is influenced or we can say affected by the various human interactions and inter relationships between institutions human and other species that are present .

3.Yes medical anthropology examines the micro and macro level aspects which involves larger political structures and globalized influence and also small micro level structures such as social intitutonas cultural beliefs .

4.Yes they analyze how the cultural and historical beliefs are muddling the cultural practices . This involves analyzing different indigneous cultural practices .