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5-0690 ANTHROPOLOGY OF DIAGNOSIS: INVESTIGATIONS IN VARYING ETHNOGRAPHIC CONTEXTS
Saturday, November 19, 2011: 13:45-15:30

Abstract not available in preliminary program.

This session would be of particular interest to:
Practicing and Applied Anthropologists, Students, Those involved in mentoring activities

Organizers:  Eric J Cunningham (University of Hawaii at Manoa) and Paul Christensen (University of Hawaii at Manoa)
Chairs:  Eric J Cunningham (University of Hawaii at Manoa)
Discussants:  Adam P Henne (University of Wyoming)
13:45
Diagnosis and Its Discontents: The Role of Diagnostic Uncertainty In Debates Regarding the Hepatotoxicity of Pharmaceuticals and Dietary Supplements
Jonathan D Baker (University of Hawaii at Manoa)
14:00
“Falling off Track” or “Falling Deeper”: “Symptom-Talk” and “Diagnosis” Among Female Youth In a Juvenile Justice Facility
Leah P Gogel (Teachers College, Columbia University)
14:15
You’re An Alcoholic: Diagnosis, Acceptance, and Resistance In Japan
Paul Christensen (University of Hawaii at Manoa)
14:30
What Seems to Be the Problem: Diagnosis and Spectacles of Forest Management In Central Japan
Eric J Cunningham (University of Hawaii at Manoa)
14:45
“Someone Did Something to her”: Supernatural Machinations and Negative Acts of Kinship
Jocelyn Marrow (Stanford University)
15:00
Discussant
Adam P Henne (University of Wyoming)
15:15
Discussion
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