Lecture Notes

These outlines reflect the classroom discussion and topics covered in lecture.

SES #	TOPICS
1	Introduction to the Course (PDF)
2	Introduction to Basic Issues (PDF)
3	“Irrational” Beliefs in Disease Causation and Treatment (PDF)
4	“Irrational” Beliefs, Continued
5	Symbolic Healing and Harming (PDF)
6	The Cultural Construction of Disease (PDF)
7	Theoretical Frames (PDF)
8	Meaning, Medicine, and Illness (PDF)
9	The Institution(s) of Medicine I
10	The Institution(s) of Medicine II (PDF)
11	The Institution(s) of Medicine III (PDF)
12	The Institution(s) of Medicine IV
13	The Institution(s) of Medicine V (PDF)
14	The Institution(s) of Medicine VI
15	The Institution(s) of Medicine VII (PDF)
16	Health, Disease and Healing in the Larger Social Context I
17	Health, Disease and Healing in the Larger Social Context II (PDF)
18	Health, Disease and Healing in the Larger Social Context III (PDF)
19	Health, Disease and Healing in the Larger Social Context IV (PDF)
20	Health, Disease and Healing in the Larger Social Context V (PDF)
21	Stigma, Responsibility, and Blame (PDF)
22	The Challenge of Chronic Illness (PDF)
23	New Reproductive Technologies (PDF)

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