essay
Western medicine in a village of northern India
health, culture and community • New York • Published In 1955 • Pages: 239-268
By: Marriott, McKim.
Abstract
This article is based on an anthropological study of village social organization made by the author in Kishan Garhi during 1950-52. He describes the social structure of the village, the attitude of villagers toward western medicine, the different types of indigenous curers and their methods of establishing relations with their clients. The author devotes considerable attention to indicating what must be done by the practitioner of western medicine to gain the confidence and trust of the villagers. There is a great deal of information on the kinship aspect of village life and on the attitudes and relations of villagers toward non-relatives.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- South Asia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Beverly Calsoyas; 1956
- Field Date
- 1950-1952
- Coverage Date
- 1950-1955
- Coverage Place
- State of Uttar Pradesh, India
- Notes
- McKim Marriott
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 268)
- LCCN
- 55010583
- LCSH
- Uttar Pradesh (India)