Any topic (writer’s choice)

Paper instructions:
Write the following three essays in three to four pages each, and submit to your tutor in a single file.
1. Examine how cross-cultural comparison has contributed to each of the theoretical perspectives in medical anthropology. (20 marks)
2. Explain in what ways biomedicine can be said to be culture bound. (20 marks)
3. What does Scheper-Hughes mean by the phrase, the medicalization of life? How has such medicalization been accomplished in Brazil and what have been the consequences? (20 marks)

Grading: Papers will be graded at zero (0) if they do not address the topic, or if they exhibit signs of plagiarism. Are sources properly cited in the body of the paper and listed in full at the end? Does the paraphrasing represent a substantial difference from the original?
Acceptable papers will be marked according to the following criteria.
Development of argument (35%)
Logic of organization (15%)
Supporting evidence (30%)
Definition of key terms (10%)
Grammar and appropriate use of vocabulary (10%)