Convergences and Divergences: Anthropology and Sociology In Health Care

Anthropology and Sociology

faculty of psychology and social sciences group of anthropology master thesis in major of anthropology

چکیده پایان نامه (شامل خلاصه، اهداف، روش های اجرا و نتایج به دست آمده): کار جمع آوری گو یش های محلی در سال های اخیر شتاب امیدوار کننده ای به خود گرفته است. شاید از بارزترین اهداف جمع آوری گویش های مختلف، ثبت و ضبط آن، جلوگیری از نابودی و مهمتر از همه حل مشکلات دستوری زبان رسمی باشد. دقت در فرآیند های زبانی گویش های محلی نوع ارتباط مردم نواحی مختلف با پیرامون نشان را به ما نشان خواهد داد. از س...

Which empowerment, which Health Promotion? Conceptual convergences and divergences in preventive health practices.

Based on the multiple meanings, 'empowerment' can be identified with either conservative or critical Health Promotion approaches. From a conservative approach, the concept is viewed as an essentially individual phenomenon, centered on the provision of information and the external transfer of power in the name of the collective good. From this approach, the relationship between 'psychological' a...

Drinking water standards in South American countries: convergences and divergences.

In this paper we present a comparative assessment of drinking-water standards from almost all South American countries, using the USA and the Canadian standards and the World Health Organization (WHO) Guidelines as references. Similarities and discrepancies between standards/guidelines were identified through descriptive analyses and, in the case of chemical standards, clustering techniques. In...

Anthropology and mental health care.

Whitley (2015) summarises the global movement for mental health (Lancet Global Mental Health Group, 2008): its history and positive contributions as well as criticisms related to its failure to account for culture and context, with the attendant risks of pragmatic failure and eliciting fears of top-down imperialism. He points out that conceptualisations of psychological suffering and healing ar...