Researching Cultural Differences in Health

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
List of tables......Page 10
Contributors......Page 12
Considering culture, ethnicity and the politics of health Sheila Hillier and David Kelleher......Page 14
The meanings of high blood pressure among Afro-Caribbean and white patients Myfanwy Morgan......Page 24
Childhood development and behavioural and emotional problems as perceived by Bangladeshi parents in East London Sheila Hillier and Suraiya Rahman......Page 51
A defence of the use of the terms 'ethnicity' and 'culture' David Kelleher......Page 82
Afro-Caribbean lay beliefs about diabetes: an exploratory study Mary Pierce and David Armstrong......Page 104
The health of the Irish in England David Kelleher and Sheila Hillier......Page 116
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......Page 137
Ethnic origin of sickle and thalassaemia counsellors: does it matter? Elizabeth N. Anionwu......Page 173
The trouble with culture Waqar I. U. Ahmad......Page 203
'How should I live?' Bangladeshi people and non-insulin-dependent diabetes David Kelleher and Sharif Islam......Page 233
Index......Page 251