Culture and Meaning in Health Services Research: An Applied Approach

Abstract

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword by Carolyn Sargent -- Preface -- Part I The Value of Meaning -- Chapter 1 The Journey Ahead: Aims and Means -- Chapter 2 Why Focus on Stories? -- Part II The Lay of the Land -- Chapter 3 Medical Anthropology: An Agenda -- Chapter 4 Anthropology in and of Health Services -- Chapter 5 Health Services: An Insider's Guide -- Chapter 6 The Culture Concept, Cultural Competence, and the Dangers of "Anthro Lite" -- Part III Methodological Theory and Practice -- Chapter 7 Doing Science-and Other Systematic Things