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Question Medical anthropologists are keen to build bridges between the… Medical anthropologists are keen to build bridges between the Western bio-medical paradigm and the paradigm of ethnomedicine. The paradigm of bio-medicine is based on the healing approach of modern Western science that emphasizes the technology of diagnosing and treating health problems related to the human body. The paradigm of ethnomedicine is based on the study of cross-cultural health systems.As anthropologists such as E. Fuller Torrey pointed out, a remarkable synthesis between the aforementioned medical paradigms can be seen in the incorporation of the placebo (“I shall please”) effect elements into their treatment processes by modern Western medical practitioners.Identify and explain some of these elements. Social Science Anthropology ANTHR 1000 012 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)