Sana Loue
Auteur de Encyclopedia of Aging and Public Health (Springer Reference)
A propos de l'auteur
Sana Loue is Professor of Epidemiology and Director of the Center for Minority Public Health at Case Western Reserve University. She also holds appointments in the Departments of Bioethics, Psychiatry, and Global Health. Loue is the author of more than a dozen books on gender, ethnicity, afficher plus immigration, and health. afficher moins
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Œuvres de Sana Loue
The Assessment of Immigration Status in Health Research: Submitted to the National Center for Health Statistics, in… (1999) 6 exemplaires
Understanding Theology and Homosexuality in African American Communities (SpringerBriefs in Social Work) (2013) 5 exemplaires
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- Œuvres
- 32
- Membres
- 164
- Popularité
- #129,117
- Évaluation
- 3.5
- Critiques
- 1
- ISBN
- 83
These women’s stories are shared in ethnographic research that records their very words. Their utterances are translated into English although often, the original Spanish is preserved. The conclusions of the study show that these women don’t just have one strike against them; they have many. “Fixing” one problem would, unfortunately, just lead to another problem. So the prognosis seems somewhat bleak.
The answer, the authors posit, lies in addressing “structural violence,” or the harm that social protocols inflict on these individuals. This study does not veer into specifics of how to ameliorate these women’s situations. That would have made the conclusion much more interesting, frankly.
Those who deal with the needy in society – like social workers, those in healthcare, the clergy, among others – can gain increased empathy. One of the women expressed clearly that she just wanted some of her caregivers to understand the implications of their words by tracing out next steps. This book can inform those next steps even for those outside of this niche group. It skillfully and deeply examines all of the social dynamics surrounding this situation. This book is certainly not for the faint of heart, but can enhance social virtues like compassion and effective communication.… (plus d'informations)