Description
Discusses the terms 'ethnicity' and 'culture' which have become very popular recently
All contributors are teaching, researching or practising in the area of health
Provides culturally sensitive understanding of health needs
Table of Contents
1 Considering culture, ethnicity and the politics of health 2 The meanings of high blood pressure among Afro-Caribbean and white patients 3 Childhood development and behavioural and emotional problems as perceived by Bangladeshi parents in East London 4 A defence of the use of the terms ‘ethnicity’ and ‘culture’ 5 Afro-Caribbean lay beliefs about diabetes: an exploratory study 6 The health of the Irish in England 7 Is ‘cultural difference’ a useful concept?: perceptions of health and the sources of ill health among Londoners of South Asian origin 8 Ethnic origin of sickle and thalassaemia counsellors: does it matter? 9 The trouble with culture 10 ‘How should I live?’ Bangladeshi people and non-insulin-dependent diabetes
