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Privatization and the new medical pluralism : shifting healthcare landscapes in Maya Guatemala / Anita Chary and Peter Rohloff.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medical care, Cost of--Guatemala.
- Medical care, Cost of.
- Privatization.
- Integrative medicine.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (227 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham [Maryland] : Lexington Books, [2015]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Privatization and the New Medical Pluralism provides ethnographic accounts of the effects of healthcare privatization for indigenous Maya people in Guatemala. This volume will greatly interest scholars in anthropology, global health, and public policy by offering insight into the challenges, opportunities, and inequalities the Maya people face.
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; I: The Public-Private Interface; Chapter One: Strategic Alliances; Chapter Two: "Mi Familia Pobreza"; Chapter Three: Forced Motherhood in Guatemala; II: Commoditizing Care; Chapter Four: "This disease Is for those who can afford it"; Chapter Five: Capitalizing on Care; III: Navigating Resources; Chapter Six: Engaging Mental Healthcare in a Disengaged System; Chapter Seven: Hysterectomies and Healer Shopping; Chapter Eight: Leveraging Resources in Contemporary Maya Midwifery; Chapter Nine: Conclusion; References; Index; About the Contributors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4985-0538-4
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