CONSTRUCTING INEQUALITY IN THREE KENTUCKY COMMUNITIES: DISCOURSES OF BLAME AND RESPONSIBILTY

CONSTRUCTING INEQUALITY IN THREE KENTUCKY COMMUNITIES: DISCOURSES OF BLAME AND RESPONSIBILTY

This thesis focuses on the social determinants of health in Appalachia. Using anthropological ethnographic field methods, this thesis explores the ways in which public assistance programs and exchanges between health care practitioners and clients result in discourses of blame and responsibly. Also...

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Main Author: New, Elizabeth J.
Format: Others
Published: UKnowledge 2010
Subjects:
health inequalities
culture of poverty
public assistance
gender
Appalachia
Anthropology
Online Access:http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_theses/61
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spelling ndltd-uky.edu-oai-uknowledge.uky.edu-gradschool_theses-10562015-04-11T05:04:47Z CONSTRUCTING INEQUALITY IN THREE KENTUCKY COMMUNITIES: DISCOURSES OF BLAME AND RESPONSIBILTY New, Elizabeth J. This thesis focuses on the social determinants of health in Appalachia. Using anthropological ethnographic field methods, this thesis explores the ways in which public assistance programs and exchanges between health care practitioners and clients result in discourses of blame and responsibly. Also included is a discussion of the role that health insurance plays in granting or denying individuals living in poverty the opportunity for treatment and care. The narratives collected for this project then become the bases for a critical examination of the public discourse surrounding health care reform in the United States in 2009 and 2010. 2010-01-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_theses/61 http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1056&context=gradschool_theses University of Kentucky Master's Theses UKnowledge health inequalities culture of poverty public assistance gender Appalachia Anthropology
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topic health inequalities
culture of poverty
public assistance
gender
Appalachia
Anthropology
spellingShingle health inequalities
culture of poverty
public assistance
gender
Appalachia
Anthropology
New, Elizabeth J.
CONSTRUCTING INEQUALITY IN THREE KENTUCKY COMMUNITIES: DISCOURSES OF BLAME AND RESPONSIBILTY
description This thesis focuses on the social determinants of health in Appalachia. Using anthropological ethnographic field methods, this thesis explores the ways in which public assistance programs and exchanges between health care practitioners and clients result in discourses of blame and responsibly. Also included is a discussion of the role that health insurance plays in granting or denying individuals living in poverty the opportunity for treatment and care. The narratives collected for this project then become the bases for a critical examination of the public discourse surrounding health care reform in the United States in 2009 and 2010.
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title CONSTRUCTING INEQUALITY IN THREE KENTUCKY COMMUNITIES: DISCOURSES OF BLAME AND RESPONSIBILTY
title_short CONSTRUCTING INEQUALITY IN THREE KENTUCKY COMMUNITIES: DISCOURSES OF BLAME AND RESPONSIBILTY
title_full CONSTRUCTING INEQUALITY IN THREE KENTUCKY COMMUNITIES: DISCOURSES OF BLAME AND RESPONSIBILTY
title_fullStr CONSTRUCTING INEQUALITY IN THREE KENTUCKY COMMUNITIES: DISCOURSES OF BLAME AND RESPONSIBILTY
title_full_unstemmed CONSTRUCTING INEQUALITY IN THREE KENTUCKY COMMUNITIES: DISCOURSES OF BLAME AND RESPONSIBILTY
title_sort constructing inequality in three kentucky communities: discourses of blame and responsibilty
publisher UKnowledge
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