Worlds of Health: Exploring the Health Choices of British Asian Mothers

by Kate Reed

Overview

In this era of globalization we are faced witha plethora of health goods and services on the local and global marketplace. Faced with such variety and availability, how do we choose? This volume examines the influence of ethnicity, gender, and generation on our helath choices, focusing in particular on the choices of British Asian mothers: Asian women who are born and raised in Britain but are members of a globally dispersed ethnic group. Other factors (such as family, religion, community, and space) are also taken into account by the author, who uses original empirical research to explore the interconnections between the different factors and the ways in which these women combine western and nonwestern health discourses in their daily lives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780897899147
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/30/2003
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

KATE REED is a lecturer in Sociology at the University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom. Her research interests include sociological theory, health and illness, race and ethnicity, and gender studies.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Concepts of Health and Illness
Family, Generation, and the Lifecourse
Religion, Community, and Identity
Location, Space, and Globalization
Conclusion
Bibliography
Indexes