A fielda place where on location research is conducted; also known as fieldwork, or participant observation on various sites of anthropologythe holistic study of humanity in its broadest context in all times and places, ancient and contemporary which focuses on the cultural beliefs pertaining to health, illness and what may determine overall wellness. Health and wellness beliefs are influenced by cultural aspects such as religionan organized system of beliefs expressed through rituals and symbols and concerned with the supernatural in some way; the way a society holds itself together and "sells" its ethics and standards to the next generation - no culture has ever survived without religion More, politics, and the history of diseases and their causes. The three intersections of cultureculture is not genetically inherited, it is shared, learned, and dynamic- never static, health and wellness is what Medical Anthropologists study and research.
