William W. Dressler is Professor of Anthropology at The University of Alabama, USA. A former president of the Society for Medical Anthropology, he received the Burnum Distinguished Faculty Award from Alabama in 2002. His work focuses on the intersection of culture, the individual, and health, and his research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.

• Preface1. Introduction2. Culture and the Individual in Anthropological Theory3. Solutions to Five Recurring Problems in Culture Theory4. Cultural Models and  Cultural Consensus5. Cultural Consonance6. Measuring Cultural Consonance7. The Relationships of Cultural Consonance and Health Outcomes8. Conclusions

William W. Dressler is Professor of Anthropology at The University of Alabama, USA. A former president of the Society for Medical Anthropology, he received the Burnum Distinguished Faculty Award from Alabama in 2002. His work focuses on the intersection of culture, the individual, and health, and his research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.

• Preface1. Introduction2. Culture and the Individual in Anthropological Theory3. Solutions to Five Recurring Problems in Culture Theory4. Cultural Models and  Cultural Consensus5. Cultural Consonance6. Measuring Cultural Consonance7. The Relationships of Cultural Consonance and Health Outcomes8. Conclusions

William W. Dressler is Professor of Anthropology at The University of Alabama, USA. A former president of the Society for Medical Anthropology, he received the Burnum Distinguished Faculty Award from Alabama in 2002. His work focuses on the intersection of culture, the individual, and health, and his research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.

• Preface1. Introduction2. Culture and the Individual in Anthropological Theory3. Solutions to Five Recurring Problems in Culture Theory4. Cultural Models and  Cultural Consensus5. Cultural Consonance6. Measuring Cultural Consonance7. The Relationships of Cultural Consonance and Health Outcomes8. Conclusions