| Description |
1 online resource (656 pages) : illustrations, tables |
| Contents |
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Table of Contents / Table des Matières; Introduction. The Anthropology of Africa: Challenges for the 21st Century; Part I -- Teaching Anthropology In the Decades ahead; 1. From Gateway to Gatekeeper: Anthropology: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow; Abstract; Introduction; Anthropology as Foreign Agent; Between Universalism and Independence; Anthropology Today; Teaching and Learning Anthropology; Conclusion; References; 2. Anthropology at the University of Yaoundé: A Historical Overview: 1962-1999; Introduction; What is Anthropology? |
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The Creation and the Evolution of the University of YaoundéThe Status of Anthropology before the 1993 Reform; Profile of Staff of the Department of Sociology; The Teaching of Anthropology and 1993 University Reforms; Graduates in anthropology and the University of Yaoundé 1; Conclusion: Which Way Forward?; References; Part II -- Health Challenges: HIV/AIDS Anthropological Perspectives; 3. From Research to Intervention: The Input of Anthropology in Sexual Health and AIDS Prevention Program for Ethiopian Immigrant Adolescents in Israel; Introduction; Sexual Health and AIDS Prevention |
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Sexual Health EducationAids Prevention; Conclusion; References; 4. Genderisation of illnesses in Yoruba culture: implications for theory and method in Medical Anthropology; Abstract; Introduction; The Yoruba People; Method of Study; Results; Discussion; Conclusion; References; 5. Whither the institution of widow inheritance in the era of HIV/AIDS? Tradition versus health; Abstract; Introduction: HIV/AIDS among the study population; The Luo family system provides fertile ground for inheriting widows; How widow inheritance could be a potential risk factor for HIV? |
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Conceptual scenario in widow inheritance and HIV transmissionMethods; Data Collection; Results and Discussion; Whither the institution of inheritance?; Conclusion; References; 6. A Folk Model of Malaria Causation among the Abagusii of South-western Kenya: Implications for Malaria Treatment; Abstract; Introduction; Data and Methods; Findings and Discussion; Conclusion; Acknowledgement; References; 7. The social and cultural aspects of health care delivery: a case study of clients' perspectives on Indigenous medicines in Yaoundé; Abstract; Methodology Of Study |
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Vendors' and client's socio-demographic profileKnowledge of Indigenous drugs; Cultural representations; Client's representation and motivations; Economic factors; The categorisation of diseases; Psychological factors and the impact of socialization; Socio-cultural considerations; The nutritional dimension of traditional medicine; The negative side effects of modern medicine; The influence of social tensions; Case Study; The Implications For Health Care Delivery In Africa; Conclusion; Acknowledgement; References; Part III -- NGOs: Use and Misuse of Anthropology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 28, 2015) |
| Subject |
Anthropology -- Africa -- History
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- General.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Regional Studies.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General.
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Anthropology
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Africa
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Nkwi, Paul Nchoji, editor
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| ISBN |
9789956792924 |
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9956792926 |
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