| Description |
viii, 244 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
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 Hillier -- Is '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 |
| Summary |
This work offers a range of accounts of how people in ethnic minority groups perceive and manage their illnesses. Chapters focus on Bangladeshi and other South Asian groups, as well as Afro-Caribbeans and Irish people. Illnesses discussed include diabetes, hypertension and sickle-cell disease |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Also available online |
| Subject |
Health attitudes -- Great Britain.
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Health behavior -- Great Britain.
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Minorities -- Medical care -- Great Britain.
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Minorities -- Health and hygiene -- Great Britain.
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Transcultural medical care -- Great Britain.
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Health Status.
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Minority Groups.
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Attitude to Health -- ethnology.
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Cross-Cultural Comparison.
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| SUBJECT |
United Kingdom -- ethnology. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006113Q000208 |
| Author |
Hillier, S. M. (Sheila M.), 1944-
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Kelleher, David, 1935-
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| LC no. |
95025980 |
| ISBN |
041511182X (hbk.) |
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0415111838 (paperback) |
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