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In this collection, researchers examine areas in which biosocial health can be better understood through a syndemic framework by looking at howsocial and biological interactions are driven by stigma.
The chapters in Foundations of Biosocial Health: Stigma and Illness Interactions, drawn primarily from medical anthropology, highlight the diverse ways in which various stigmatized health conditions interact with social inequalities and stigma to form syndemics. The authors deli…
In this collection, researchers examine areas in which biosocial health can be better understood through a syndemic framework by looking at how social and biological interactions are driven by stigma.
