HSOC 259 Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Holism, Humanism and Health
Cross-listed as STSC 259
Offered:Spring 2008
Mackenzie TR 12-1:30
This course will introduce the student to the study of complementary and alternative medicine (or CAM). In addition to providing an overview of several common modalities and systems currently used in the U.S., the course will explore such topics as health belief systems, spirituality and health, ethnicity and ethnomedicine, the social context of health, and the emergence of integrative medicine. Guest lectures by CAM and folk practitioners will be offered throughout the course.
