F2F Class Notes (George)

Vocabulary

Numb- When you can’t really feel anything

e.g. When you go to the dentist, they first have to make you numb.

e.g. Sichuan food has a lot of Sichuan pepper, it makes your mouth go numb.

Spicy- A feeling we get from tasting spicy food, the feeling is sometimes painful.

e.g. Chongqing hotpot is much spicier than Chengdu hot pot, because it has more chilis.

Admitted- When you are given entry to a program or university or other.

e.g. I was admitted into Harvard but the tuition was too expensive.

Network- A group of people you know who can help you with things.

e.g. I have a very big network of friends in Hong Kong who helped me get a job.

Medical Anthropology – The study of human culture and medical practice or other medical issues.

e.g. Arthur Kleinman is one of medical anthropology’s most famous figures.

Arthur Kleinman- Kai Bo Wen

Veena Das- one of Kleinman’s former students.

Nancy Scheper Hughes-

Margaret Lock-

Allan Young-

Frank Dikotter-

Epidemiology- The study of disease transmission rates and occurrences.

e.g. A big part of Public Health focuses on epidemiology.

Epidemic- When many people get sick with a same disease at the same time.

e.g. Hong Kong experience a bird flu epidemic in 2004.