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1Introduction to Course
2Introduction to Basic Issues
3"Irrational Beliefs" in Disease Causation and Treatment
4"Irrational Beliefs" in Disease Causation and Treatment (cont.)
5Symbolic Healing and Harming
6The Cultural Construction of Disease
7Theoretical FramesTopics for first paper discussed in the class
8Meaning, Medicine, and Illness
9The Institution(s) of Medicine I
10The Institution(s) of Medicine II

Video: Back from Madness
First paper due in the class
11The Institution(s) of Medicine III
12The Institution(s) of Medicine IV

Video: Deadly Deception
13The Institution(s) of Medicine V
14The Institution(s) of Medicine VI

Video: The Search for Satan
15The Institution(s) of Medicine VII
16Health, Disease and Healing in the Larger Social Context I

Video: Simple Courage
17Health, Disease and Healing in the Larger Social Context IISecond paper due in the class
18Health, Disease and Healing in the Larger Social Context III
19Health, Disease and Healing in the Larger Social Context IV
20Health, Disease and Healing in the Larger Social Context V
21Stigmatized Conditions and the Construction of Illness
22The Challenge of Chronic Illness
23New Reproductive Technologies

Video: The Lynchburg Story
24New Reproductive Technologies (cont.)

The Social and Political Context of Reproduction
Third paper due in the class
25The Social and Political Context of Reproduction (cont.)
26Wrap-up: Students Present 5-minute Summaries of Third Papers

 








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