ISBN:
9956792799
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9789956792795
Language:
English
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French
Pages:
xiv, 640 Seiten
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Diagramme, Karten
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25 cm
Series Statement:
[ICASSRT monograph] [2]
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Anthropology of Africa
DDC:
301/.096
Keywords:
Anthropologie
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Sozialer Wandel
;
Soziale Lage
;
Afrika
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Anthropology Congresses History
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Konferenzschrift Pan-African Anthropological Association 30.08.1999-02.09.1999
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Festschrift
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Konferenzschrift Pan-African Anthropological Association 30.08.1999-02.09.1999
;
Afrika
;
Anthropologie
;
Geschichte
;
Anthropologie
;
Afrika
;
Geschichte
;
Konferenz
;
Nkwi, Paul Nchoji 1940-
Description / Table of Contents:
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
Description / Table of Contents:
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?
Description / Table of Contents:
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
Description / Table of Contents:
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
Description / Table of Contents:
8. Focus on the World Bank Safeguard Policies and the Chad-Cameroon Oil and Pipeline Projects
Description / Table of Contents:
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
Description / Table of Contents:
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?
Description / Table of Contents:
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
Description / Table of Contents:
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
Description / Table of Contents:
8. Focus on the World Bank Safeguard Policies and the Chad-Cameroon Oil and Pipeline Projects
Note:
Weitere Titel (ermittelt): PAAA Conference proceedings. - Actes de la Conférence de l'APA
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"In 1999 (August 30-September 2) the Pan African Anthropological Association (PAAA) marked the 10th anniversary of its creation by holding its 9th Annual Conference in Yaounde, Cameroon - the city and country of its birth. The conference, themed 'The Anthropology of Africa: Challenges for the 21st Century' [...]." (Rückseite des hinteren Buchdeckels)
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Literaturangaben
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"© ICASSRT 2015" (ungezählte Seite ii)
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Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Table of Contents
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Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Table of Contents
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Beiträge teilweise englisch, teilweise französisch
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