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Privatization and the New Medical Pluralism : Shifting Healthcare Landscapes in Maya Guatemala.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (227 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781498505383
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Privatization and the New Medical PluralismDDC classification:
  • 338.4/33621097281
LOC classification:
  • RA410.55.G9 -- P75 2015eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I: The Public-Private Interface -- Chapter One: Strategic Alliances -- Chapter Two: "Mi Familia Pobreza" -- Chapter Three: Forced Motherhood in Guatemala -- II: Commoditizing Care -- Chapter Four: "This disease Is for those who can afford it" -- Chapter Five: Capitalizing on Care -- III: Navigating Resources -- Chapter Six: Engaging Mental Healthcare in a Disengaged System -- Chapter Seven: Hysterectomies and Healer Shopping -- Chapter Eight: Leveraging Resources in Contemporary Maya Midwifery -- Chapter Nine: Conclusion -- References -- Index -- About the Contributors.
Summary: Privatization and the New Medical Pluralism provides ethnographic accounts of the effects of healthcare privatization for indigenous Maya people in Guatemala. This volume will greatly interest scholars in anthropology, global health, and public policy by offering insight into the challenges, opportunities, and inequalities the Maya people face.
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I: The Public-Private Interface -- Chapter One: Strategic Alliances -- Chapter Two: "Mi Familia Pobreza" -- Chapter Three: Forced Motherhood in Guatemala -- II: Commoditizing Care -- Chapter Four: "This disease Is for those who can afford it" -- Chapter Five: Capitalizing on Care -- III: Navigating Resources -- Chapter Six: Engaging Mental Healthcare in a Disengaged System -- Chapter Seven: Hysterectomies and Healer Shopping -- Chapter Eight: Leveraging Resources in Contemporary Maya Midwifery -- Chapter Nine: Conclusion -- References -- Index -- About the Contributors.

Privatization and the New Medical Pluralism provides ethnographic accounts of the effects of healthcare privatization for indigenous Maya people in Guatemala. This volume will greatly interest scholars in anthropology, global health, and public policy by offering insight into the challenges, opportunities, and inequalities the Maya people face.

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