How Long to Read An Anthropology of Biomedicine

How Long Does it Take to Read An Anthropology of Biomedicine?

It takes the average reader 9 hours and 26 minutes to read An Anthropology of Biomedicine by Margaret M. Lock

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In this fully revised and updated second edition of An Anthropology of Biomedicine, authors Lock and Nguyen introduce biomedicine from an anthropological perspective, exploring the entanglement of material bodies with history, environment, culture, and politics. Drawing on historical and ethnographic work, the book critiques the assumption made by the biological sciences of a universal human body that can be uniformly standardized. It focuses on the ways in which the application of biomedical technologies brings about radical changes to societies at large based on socioeconomic inequalities and ethical disputes, and develops and integrates the theory that the human body in health and illness is not an ontological given but a moveable, malleable entity. This second edition includes new chapters on: microbiology and the microbiome; global health; and, the self as a socio-technical system. In addition, all chapters have been comprehensively revised to take account of developments from within this fast-paced field, in the intervening years between publications. References and figures have also been updated throughout. This highly-regarded and award-winning textbook (Winner of the 2010 Prose Award for Archaeology and Anthropology) retains the character and features of the previous edition. Its coverage remains broad, including discussion of: biomedical technologies in practice; anthropologies of medicine; biology and human experiments; infertility and assisted reproduction; genomics, epigenomics, and uncertain futures; and molecularizing racial difference, ensuring it remains the essential text for students of anthropology, medical anthropology as well as public and global health.

How long is An Anthropology of Biomedicine?

An Anthropology of Biomedicine by Margaret M. Lock is 555 pages long, and a total of 141,525 words.

This makes it 187% the length of the average book. It also has 173% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read An Anthropology of Biomedicine Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 12 hours and 53 minutes to read An Anthropology of Biomedicine aloud.

What Reading Level is An Anthropology of Biomedicine?

An Anthropology of Biomedicine is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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