Researching cultural differences in health / edited by David Kelleher and Sheila Hillier.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kelleher, David, 1935-

Hillier, S. M. (Sheila M.), 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transcultural medical care--Great Britain.

Minorities--Medical care--Great Britain.

Minorities--Health and hygiene--Great Britain.

Health attitudes--Great Britain.

Health behavior--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Annotation Offers a range of accounts of how people in ethnic minority groups perceive and manage their illnesses. Illnesses discussed include: sickle-cell disorder, mental illness, hypertension, and coronary heart disease.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; Contributors; Considering culture, ethnicity and the politics of health Sheila Hillier and David Kelleher; The meanings of high blood pressure among Afro-Caribbean and white patients Myfanwy Morgan; Childhood development and behavioural and emotional problems as perceived by Bangladeshi parents in East London Sheila Hillier and Suraiya Rahman; A defence of the use of the terms 'ethnicity' and 'culture' David Kelleher; Afro-Caribbean lay beliefs about diabetes: an exploratory study Mary Pierce and David Armstrong

The health of the Irish in England David Kelleher and Sheila HillierIs 'cultural difference' a useful concept?: perceptions of health and the sources of ill health among Londoners of South Asian origin Helen Lambert and Leena Sevak; Ethnic origin of sickle and thalassaemia counsellors: does it matter? Elizabeth N. Anionwu; The trouble with culture Waqar I. U. Ahmad; 'How should I live?' Bangladeshi people and non-insulin-dependent diabetes David Kelleher and Sharif Islam; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

1-134-83275-3

1-134-83276-1

1-280-06485-4

0-203-29697-4

0-203-21954-6

OCLC:

55641346