Currer, Caroline (1986) Health concepts and illness behaviour : the case of some Pathan mothers in Britain. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.

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Abstract

This work started from initial questions in the field of
transcultural psychiatry concerning the effects of culture and of
seclusion on Asian immigrant women's experiences and on their
concepts of mental well - and ill-being and their behaviour in
face of this. In presenting data concerning the women's views and
interactions with health workers, a tripartite framework is used
as a way of understanding the logic of behaviours from the actor's
perspective. Theoretical conclusions relate to this framework and
to the nature of Concepts, in which the influence of structural
and cultural factors are drawn out. Context and process are shown
to be important in respect of Concepts, health care interactions
and social research.
The research was a small-scale study involving semistructured
discussions with forty-six women, often in a group
setting, seventeen of whom were interviewed in depth, and the use
(in translation), of two Psychiatric Rating Scales. The women
involved were Pathans, currently living in Bradford.
This thesis is divided into four Parts, in addition to an
overall introduction and conclusion. In each Part, issues
concerning social influences on individual experience and
behaviour are addressed through the presentation of data from the
interviews. These issues concern research methodology (Part 1),
social situation and interaction (Part II), the women's role as
mothers (Part III) and health and illness experiences, Concepts
and behaviours (Part IV).
The work contributes to a number of fields of study,
illustrating the dynamics of the processes at work in each area.
It is, however, in combination that the Parts of the study
demonstrate the contribution that can be made to the understanding
of illness behaviours by a sociological analysis which is
committed to elucidating the logic of these behaviours fram the
actor's perspective, in the context of his/her other life
experiences.

Item Type:	Thesis or Dissertation (PhD)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Pushtuns -- Medical care -- England -- Bradford -- Case studies, Pushtuns -- Health and hygiene -- England -- Bradford -- Case studies, Mothers -- Medical care -- England -- Bradford -- Case studies, Mothers -- Health and hygiene -- England -- Bradford -- Case studies, Immigrants -- Cultural assimilation -- Great Britain
Official Date:	March 1986
Dates:	Date Event March 1986 Submitted
Institution:	University of Warwick
Theses Department:	Department of Sociology
Thesis Type:	PhD
Publication Status:	Unpublished
Supervisor(s)/Advisor:	Stacey, Margaret
Sponsors:	Great Britain. Dept. of Health and Social Security
Extent:	xv, 397, [64] leaves
Language:	eng

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