Biomedicine as culture

  • Is biomedicine embedded in cultural context?

    However, it is important to remember that the biomedical approach is itself embedded in a distinct cultural tradition, just like other ethno-etiologies.
    Biomedicine, and the scientific disciplines on which it is based, are products of Western history.
    The earliest Greek physicians Hippocrates (c..

  • What is a culture in medicine?

    Culture: In microbiology, the propagation of microorganisms in a growth medium.
    Any body tissue or fluid can be evaluated in the laboratory by using culture techniques to detect and identify infectious processes.
    Culture techniques can be used to determine sensitivity to antibiotics.
    Cells may also be grown in culture..

  • Culture in Medicine (CiM)
    It also affects patients' approaches to medical care and their ability to cope and manage the illness.
    Gaining an understanding of different cultural values and traditions will enable us to better understand our patients and provide them with a more patient-centered approach to care.
  • One defining characteristic of biomedicine is the privileging of scientific knowledge over other forms of knowledge, such as traditional healing practices.
    According to Scheper-Hughes and Lock (1987), biomedicine privileges the mind-body dualism, separating the body from its social and cultural context.
$47.96 In stockThe essays look at the ways new biomedical knowledge is constructed within hospitals and academic settings and at how this knowledge changes perceptions, 
$47.96 In stockThis volume offers interdisciplinary perspectives on contemporary biomedicine as a cultural practice. It brings together leading scholars from cultural 
The cultural priorities of autonomous selfhood and optimized health are deeply individualistic, and the reductionist biomedical model and lifestyle approach 

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