California's Health: The Social Functions of Mexican-American Medical Beliefs (newsletter)
Author: California Department of Public Health
Date Published: 1959
A late 1950's governmental publication. The article opens with this excerpt. Anthropologists and physicians have remarked on the tenacity with which certain beliefs, especially those related to magical concepts, regarding to magical concepts, regarding the causation of disease are held by some of the world's more primitive peoples. There have been a number of published discussions of how illness may serve the individual patient in his need to escape temporarily from normal social roles. This item is not available for distribution. Please contact NCFH at (512) 312-5464 for more information on this resource.
Date Published: 1959
A late 1950's governmental publication. The article opens with this excerpt. Anthropologists and physicians have remarked on the tenacity with which certain beliefs, especially those related to magical concepts, regarding to magical concepts, regarding the causation of disease are held by some of the world's more primitive peoples. There have been a number of published discussions of how illness may serve the individual patient in his need to escape temporarily from normal social roles. This item is not available for distribution. Please contact NCFH at (512) 312-5464 for more information on this resource.
