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Course Number: 
S462
Department (unused): 
ANTH
Description: 
<p>In-person Course. Study of anthropological ethnographies on serious health problems facing populations in resource-poor societies. Poverty and structural violence; struggles with infectious disease; the health of women and children; human rights and medical humanitarianism. Focus on sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, South Asia, and the Middle East. Enrollment limited to 18 students.&#160;1 Credit. Session A: May 27 – June 28. Tuition: $5070.</p>
Instructor Name: 
Marcia Inhorn
Subject Code (deprecated): 
ANTH
Subject Number (unused): 
ANTHS462
Meeting Pattern (deprecated): 
MW 6.00-9.15p
Term Code: 
202402
CRN: 
30658
Instructor UPI (unused): 
12759593
Session (deprecated): 
H5A
Distributional Designation (deprecated): 
LMIP
Syllabus Link: 
https://yale.instructure.com/courses/97647/assignments/syllabus
Subject Code (tax): 
ANTH
Meeting Pattern (tax): 
MW 6.00-9.15p
Distributional Designation (tax): 
LMIP
YCSO
Session (tax): 
H5A
Course Format (tax): 
LMIP
YCSO
Course Categories: 
Biology & Health/Medicine
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ANTH S462 (CRN: 30658)

Instructors: Marcia Inhorn
Dates: H5A
Course Mode: LMIP, YCSO
Meeting Times: MW 6.00-9.15p
Distributional Requirements: LMIP, YCSO

In-person Course. Study of anthropological ethnographies on serious health problems facing populations in resource-poor societies. Poverty and structural violence; struggles with infectious disease; the health of women and children; human rights and medical humanitarianism. Focus on sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, South Asia, and the Middle East. Enrollment limited to 18 students. 1 Credit. Session A: May 27 – June 28. Tuition: $5070. (View syllabus)


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