Foundations of biosocial health : stigma and illness interactions / edited by Shir Lerman, Bayla Ostrach, and Merrill Singer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lerman, Shir, editor.

Ostrach, Bayla, editor.

Singer, Merrill, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public health--Social aspects.

Public health.

Diseases--Social aspects.

Diseases.

Social medicine.

Stigmatization.

Physical Description:

xv, 228 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2017]

Summary:

The chapters in Foundations of Biosocial Health: Stigma and Illness Interactions, drawn primarily from medical anthropology, highlight the diverse ways in which various stigmatized health conditions interact with social inequalities and stigma to form syndemics. The authors delineate multiple examples of stigma-driven syndemics to demonstrate both the nature of disease interactions and how stigma contributes to, promotes, exacerbates, or perpetuates a syndemic. In so doing, the authors also address how stigma translates from a social condition to various biological conditions. The authors' contributions cover a variety of topics, including HIV, substance use, obesity, depression, homelessness, poverty, and political oppression. This book is recommended for scholars of anthropology, sociology, psychology, political science, and public health. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The Role of Drug User Stigmatization in the Making of Drug-Related Syndemics / Merrill Singer Singer, Merrill, James Ziegler Ziegler, James 1

2 Perception and Discrimination: The Biomedical Foundations of a Syndernic of Substance Abuse, Violence, and Suicide Among Aboriginal People in Ontario, Canada / Gerald McKinley McKinley, Gerald 25

3 Disordered Minds and Disordered Bodies: Stigma, Depression, and Obesity Syndernic in Puerto Rico / Shir Lerman Lerman, Shir 47

4 Obesity, Depression, and Weight-Related Stigma Syndemics / Sarah Trainer Trainer, Sarah, Alexandra Brewis Brewis, Alexandra, Amber Wutich Wutich, Amber, Seung Yong Han Han, Seung Yong 83

5 The PHAMILIS Stigma Syndernic Among Homeless Women / Ruthanne Marcus Marcus, Ruthanne, Merrill Singer Singer, Merrill 107

6 Dangerous Bodies, Unpredictable Minds: HIV/AIDS, Mental Disorders, and Stigma Syndemics in Western Kenya / Elizabeth J. Pfeiffer Pfeiffer, Elizabeth J., Harrison M. K. Maithya Maithya, Harrison M. K., Mary A. Ott Ott, Mary A., Kara Wools-Kaloustian Wools-Kaloustian, Kara 133

7 Biomedical Moralities: HIV Community Stigma and Risks for HIV/STI Syndemics / Nicholas Emard Emard, Nicholas 157

8 Methamphetamine Addiction, HIV Infection, and Gay Men: Stigma and Suffering / Theodore K. Gideonse Gideonse, Theodore K. 185.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Foundations of biosocial health.

ISBN:

9781498552110

1498552110

OCLC:

978275964