A. Description (15 pts)
Describe the acupuncture healing system.
What is the system based on and where does it originate? If the origin is not known – at least list where it is thought to originate. What type of diseases does it treat and/or heal?
B. Practitioners (15 pts)
Who are the practitioners and how do they achieve their position (for example – formal training, born into it, a specific experience, etc.)?
C. Worldview and Integration with Biomedicine (15 pts)
Based on your study of this acupuncture healing system what are the two most important cultural concepts of the world-view of patients of this system that would need to be understood by biomedical doctors if they are also treating the same patients in US hospitals. For example some cultures do not recognize the same symptoms as treatable health problems and don’t seek biomedical care for them.
Category: Healing systems
You will be expected to write an original paper based on a non-western healing system (you can use any system but not biomedicine). The paper should be on ONE healing system – not alternative healing general. Follow the same system through the entire paper. If you are not sure about your topic – ask before you start writing.
The paper should be 4-5 pages in length (double-spaced) and based on at least 5 sources. You can use your textbook as one of the sources if relevant. Your paper also has to include a list of references (sources cited).
You will be expected to write an original paper based on a non-western healing system (you can use any system but not biomedicine). The paper should be on ONE healing system – not alternative healing general. Follow the same system through the entire paper. If you are not sure about your topic – ask before you start writing.
The paper should be 4-5 pages in length (double-spaced) and based on at least 5 sources. You can use your textbook as one of the sources if relevant. Your paper also has to include a list of references (sources cited).