LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY.
FIRST SEMESTER – NOVEMBER 2012
SO 1808 – MEDICAL ANTHORPOLOGY
Date : 09/11/2012 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
Time : 1:00 – 4:00
PART A
Explain the following in about 30 words each: (10 x 2=20 marks)
- Emic and etic perspective.
- Thick description.
- Theoretical and applied medical anthropology.
- Health belief model.
- Medical pluralism.
- Illness and disease.
- Generic drugs.
PART B
Answer any FIVE questions in about 300 words each: (5 x 8=40 marks)
- Why are health professionals showing increasing interest in anthropology?
- Elucidate the anthropological perspective of comparison and difference.
- Illustrate the concept of explanatory model developed by Arthur Klienman.
- Explain ‘risky behaviours’ assumed to be associated with HIV/AIDS.
- Highlight bio-medicine as a cultural system.
- What is medicine? Bring out the variety of meanings given to medicine.
- What are the channels of ARV distribution and the role of government control?
PART C
Answer any TWO questions in about 1,200 words each: (2 x 20=40 Marks)
- What is Anthropology? Evaluate the anthropological perspective of participant observation.
- What is a medical system? Discuss Klienman’s analysis of the medical systems.
- Explain the concept of structural violence. Examine the role of structural violence in situating sickness and health.
- Elaborate upon the major issues that are involved in medical research.
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