Invisible Faces and Hidden Stories - Narratives of Vulnerable Populations and Their Caregivers

Dealing with narratives of vulnerable populations, this book looks at how they deal with dimensions of their social life, especially in regard to health. It reflects the socio-political ecologies like public hostility and stereotyping, neglect of their unique health needs, their courage to overcome adversity, and the love of family and healthcare providers in mitigating their problems. The narratives inform us about the dissimilarity between the way we speak, what we hear and how we act. American society likes to give the impression that it is listening to the plight of vulnerable populations, but the stories in this volume prove otherwise.

Table des matières

Prologue

Samuel Gyasi Obeng

Acknowledgements

Introduction     

Cecilia Sem Obeng & Samuel Gyasi Obeng

Chapter 1. "Foxes Have Dens but I am Homeless:" On the Lived Experiences of a Homeless Man and His Social Worker

Hannah Kelling

Chapter 2. Living with Ataxia: Nancy and Lisa's Perspectives

Cassie Kresnye

Chapter 3. Discovering Unspoken Communication: Lived Experiences of a Deaf Person and his Physician

Mackenzie Jones

Chapter 4. Narratives of Two Immigrant Women about their Lived Experiences in the United States

Dema Kittaneh

Chapter 5. Living as Black and Brown: Culture and Identity on Holistic Health

Kourtney Byrd

Conclusion

Samuel Gyasi Obeng & Cecilia Sem Obeng

Epilogue

Samuel Gyasi Obeng

Index

A propos de l'auteur

Cecilia Sem Obeng is a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Health Science at Indiana University in Bloomington. She has published four books, an edited volume, and over 60 articles.

Samuel Gyasi Obeng is Professor of Linguistics at Indiana University in Bloomington. He has published 30 books, 127 papers in refereed journals and book chapters. His recent books include Ghanaian Politics and Political Communication (Rowman and Littlefield, 2019) which he co-edited with Emmanuel Debrah.

Résumé

Dealing with narratives of vulnerable populations, this book looks at how they deal with dimensions of their social life, especially in regards to health. It reflects the socio-political ecologies like public hostility and stereotyping, neglect of their unique health needs, their courage to overcome adversity, and the love of family and healthcare providers in mitigating their problems.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Cecilia Sem Obeng Obeng
• Collaboration: Cecilia Sem Obeng (Editeur), Samuel Gyasi Obeng (Editeur), Obeng Cecilia Sem (Editeur), Obeng Samuel Gyasi (Editeur)
• Edition: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 30.11.2020
• EAN: 9781789209334
• ISBN: 978-1-78920-933-4
• Pages: 158
• Thèmes: Studies in Public and Applied; Studies in Public and Applied Anthropology
• Catégories: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Médecine > Général; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences sociales en général; USA, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Anthropology, Sociology: customs & traditions, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social Work, United States of America, USA, Social and cultural anthropology, Human biology, Medical Anthropology; Applied Anthropology; Sociology