5-0690 ANTHROPOLOGY OF DIAGNOSIS: INVESTIGATIONS IN VARYING ETHNOGRAPHIC CONTEXTS

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Saturday, November 19, 2011: 13:45-15:30

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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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