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9780299166946

Biomedicine and Alternative Healing Systems in America: Issues of Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Gender

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    9780299166946

  • ISBN10:

    0299166945

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-07-01
  • Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Pr

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(Univ. of Wisconsin Press) Univ. of Arkansas, Little Rock. Traces the simultaneous emergence in the 19th century of formalized biomedicine and of homeopathy, botanic medicine, hydropathy, Christian Science, osteopathy, and chiropractic. Examines osteopathic medicine as a system parallel to biomedicine, emphasizing primary care. Softcover, hardcover also available.

Author Biography

Hans A. Baer is professor of anthropology at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Table of Contents

Prefacep. vii
Acknowledgmentsp. xi
Introductionp. 3
Nineteenth-Century American Medicine as a Pluralistic Systemp. 7
The Rise of the American Dominative Medical System under Corporate Capitalismp. 31
Osteopathic Medicine as a Parallel Medical Systemp. 50
Chiropractic as the Foremost Professionalized Heterodox Medical Systemp. 67
Naturopathy and Acupuncture as Secondary Professionalized Heterodox Medical Systemsp. 85
Partially Professionalized and Lay Heterodox Medical Systems within the Context of the Holistic Health Movementp. 103
Anglo-American Religious and Metaphysical Healing Systemsp. 121
Folk Medical Systems in a Culturally Diverse Societyp. 144
Conclusionp. 179
Bibliographyp. 193
Indexp. 217
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