Anthropologies of American Medicine: Culture, Power, and Practice – serie
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Violence Never Heals
The Lifelong Effects of Intimate Partner Violence for Immigrant Women
Häftad, 2023
299 kr
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Explores experiences with disability and aging for immigrant survivors of domestic violence across thelife courseAcross the United States, one in three women experiences violence in their intimate relationships. More resources are now being devoted to providing these women with immediate care; but …
Transnational Reproduction
Race, Kinship, and Commercial Surrogacy in India
Inbunden, 2016
1120 kr
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Transnational Reproduction traces the relationships among Western aspiring parents, Indian surrogates, and egg donors from around the world. In the early 2010s India was one of the top providers of surrogacy services in the world. Drawing on interviews with commissioning parents, surrogates, and …
Inequalities of Aging
Paradoxes of Independence in American Home Care
Häftad, 2018
384 kr
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Winner, 2020 Eileen Basker Memorial Prize, given by the Society for Medical AnthropologyThe troubling dynamic of the American home care industry where increased independence for the elderly conflicts with the well being of caregivers Paid home care is one of the fastest growing occupations in the …
New American Servitude
Political Belonging Among African Immigrant Home Care Workers
Av Cati Coe
Häftad, 2019
425 kr
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Finalist, 2020 Elliott P. Skinner Award, given by the Association of Africanist AnthropologyExamines why African care workers feel politically excluded from the United States Care for America's growing elderly population is increasingly provided by migrants, and the demand for health care labor is …
Inequalities of Aging
Paradoxes of Independence in American Home Care
Inbunden, 2018
1120 kr
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Winner, 2020 Eileen Basker Memorial Prize, given by the Society for Medical AnthropologyThe troubling dynamic of the American home care industry where increased independence for the elderly conflicts with the well being of caregivers Paid home care is one of the fastest growing occupations in the …
Reproductive Injustice
Racism, Pregnancy, and Premature Birth
Inbunden, 2019
1007 kr
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Winner, 2020 Senior Book Prize, given by the Association of Feminist Anthropology Winner, 2020 Eileen Basker Memorial Prize, given by the Society for Medical Anthropology Honorable Mention, 2020 Victor Turner Prize in Ethnographic Writing, given by the Society for Humanistic AnthropologyFinalist, …
Motherhood on Ice
The Mating Gap and Why Women Freeze Their Eggs
Inbunden, 2023
359 kr
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Answers the question: Why are women freezing their eggs?Why are women freezing their eggs in record numbers? Motherhood on Ice explores this question by drawing on the stories of more than 150 women who pursued fertility preservation technology. Moving between narratives of pain and empowerment, …
Pregnant at Work
Low-Wage Workers, Power, and Temporal Injustice
Av Elise Andaya
Inbunden, 2024
926 kr
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Winner of the 2024 Senior Book Prize from the Association of Feminist Anthropology A compelling analysis of social inequality through the perspective of pregnant, low-wage service workersThe low-wage service industry is one of the fastest-growing employment sectors in the US economy. Its workers …
Pregnant at Work
Low-Wage Workers, Power, and Temporal Injustice
Av Elise Andaya
Häftad, 2024
302 kr
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Winner of the 2024 Senior Book Prize from the Association of Feminist Anthropology A compelling analysis of social inequality through the perspective of pregnant, low-wage service workersThe low-wage service industry is one of the fastest-growing employment sectors in the US economy. Its workers …
Therapeutic Inequalities
Mood Disorder Self-Management in Chicago
Inbunden, 2026
1037 kr
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Argues that self-management approaches for depressive disorders ask the most from those with the leastTherapeutic Inequalities offers a powerful and timely critique of the U.S. mental healthcare system, uncovering how structural disparities are maintained – and often hidden – through the widespread …
Therapeutic Inequalities
Mood Disorder Self-Management in Chicago
Häftad, 2026
338 kr
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Argues that self-management approaches for depressive disorders ask the most from those with the leastTherapeutic Inequalities offers a powerful and timely critique of the U.S. mental healthcare system, uncovering how structural disparities are maintained – and often hidden – through the widespread …
Conceiving Christian America
Embryo Adoption and Reproductive Politics
Av Risa Cromer
Inbunden, 2023
1007 kr
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Winner of the 2024 Eileen Basker Memorial Prize from the Society for Medical Anthropology How embryo adoption advances the Christian Right's political goals for creating a Christian nationIn 1997, a group of white pro-life evangelical Christians in the United States created the nation's first …
Conceiving Christian America
Embryo Adoption and Reproductive Politics
Av Risa Cromer
Häftad, 2023
338 kr
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Winner of the 2024 Eileen Basker Memorial Prize from the Society for Medical Anthropology How embryo adoption advances the Christian Right's political goals for creating a Christian nationIn 1997, a group of white pro-life evangelical Christians in the United States created the nation's first …
Violence Never Heals
The Lifelong Effects of Intimate Partner Violence for Immigrant Women
Inbunden, 2023
926 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Explores experiences with disability and aging for immigrant survivors of domestic violence across thelife courseAcross the United States, one in three women experiences violence in their intimate relationships. More resources are now being devoted to providing these women with immediate care; but …
Good Intentions in Global Health
Medical Missions, Emotion, and Health Care Across Borders
Inbunden, 2024
1037 kr
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Explores informal global health action and the importance of intentions of those who volunteerIn the past two decades, medical missions have gained popularity among medical professionals, who view these excursions as important ethical interventions. Indeed, the notion of giving back by volunteering …
Good Intentions in Global Health
Medical Missions, Emotion, and Health Care Across Borders
Häftad, 2024
341 kr
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Explores informal global health action and the importance of intentions of those who volunteerIn the past two decades, medical missions have gained popularity among medical professionals, who view these excursions as important ethical interventions. Indeed, the notion of giving back by volunteering …
Transnational Reproduction
Race, Kinship, and Commercial Surrogacy in India
Häftad, 2016
384 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Transnational Reproduction traces the relationships among Western aspiring parents, Indian surrogates, and egg donors from around the world. In the early 2010s India was one of the top providers of surrogacy services in the world. Drawing on interviews with commissioning parents, surrogates, and …
New American Servitude
Political Belonging Among African Immigrant Home Care Workers
Av Cati Coe
Inbunden, 2019
1232 kr
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Finalist, 2020 Elliott P. Skinner Award, given by the Association of Africanist AnthropologyExamines why African care workers feel politically excluded from the United States Care for America's growing elderly population is increasingly provided by migrants, and the demand for health care labor is …
Birth in Times of Despair
Reproductive Violence on the US-Mexico Border
Inbunden, 2024
1007 kr
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Explores forms of maternal harm stemming from US policies on the US-Mexico borderIn El Paso, Texas, the racist undertones of anti-immigrant sentiment have contributed to various forms of violence in the region, including the 2019 mass shooting that was the deadliest attack on Latinos in US history. …
Birth in Times of Despair
Reproductive Violence on the US-Mexico Border
Häftad, 2024
331 kr
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Explores forms of maternal harm stemming from US policies on the US-Mexico borderIn El Paso, Texas, the racist undertones of anti-immigrant sentiment have contributed to various forms of violence in the region, including the 2019 mass shooting that was the deadliest attack on Latinos in US history. …
Conceiving Asian Babies
Race, Capitalism, and the Market in Human Eggs
Inbunden, 2026
1109 kr
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Exposes the racial hierarchies in how human eggs are marketed and soldConceiving Asian Babies offers a compelling and timely exploration of race, identity, reproduction, and capitalism within the industry of human egg donation. Far from being a purely medical or personal matter, egg donation serves …
Conceiving Asian Babies
Race, Capitalism, and the Market in Human Eggs
Häftad, 2026
312 kr
Kommande
Exposes the racial hierarchies in how human eggs are marketed and soldConceiving Asian Babies offers a compelling and timely exploration of race, identity, reproduction, and capitalism within the industry of human egg donation. Far from being a purely medical or personal matter, egg donation serves …
Motherhood on Ice
The Mating Gap and Why Women Freeze Their Eggs
Häftad, 2025
216 kr
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Answers the question: Why are women freezing their eggs?Why are women freezing their eggs in record numbers? Motherhood on Ice explores this question by drawing on the stories of more than 150 women who pursued fertility preservation technology. Moving between narratives of pain and empowerment, …
Scripted Death
How Medicine Justifies State Violence
Av Pyar Seth
Inbunden, 2027
1043 kr
Kommande
A haunting analysis of medical terminology used to explain away deaths in police custodyLook back at some of the most high-profile cases involving Black people who have died while in state custody. A disturbing pattern emerges in the autopsy findings and coroner's reports: "hypertension," "heart …
Unequal Coverage
The Experience of Health Care Reform in the United States
Av Heide Castañeda, Jessica M. Mulligan
Häftad, 2017
395 kr
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The Affordable Care Act's impact on coverage, access to care, and systematic exclusion in our health care system The Affordable Care Act set off an unprecedented wave of health insurance enrollment as the most sweeping overhaul of the U.S. health insurance system since 1965. In the years since its …
Reproductive Injustice
Racism, Pregnancy, and Premature Birth
Häftad, 2019
384 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Winner, 2020 Senior Book Prize, given by the Association of Feminist Anthropology Winner, 2020 Eileen Basker Memorial Prize, given by the Society for Medical Anthropology Honorable Mention, 2020 Victor Turner Prize in Ethnographic Writing, given by the Society for Humanistic AnthropologyFinalist, …
Adverse Events
Race, Inequality, and the Testing of New Pharmaceuticals
Häftad, 2020
338 kr
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Winner, 2022 Donald W. Light Award for Applied Medical Sociology, given by the Medical Sociology Section of the American Sociological AssociationWinner, 2021 Robert K. Merton Book Award, given by the Science, Knowledge, and Technology Section of the American Sociological Association2021 Outstanding …
Living on the Spectrum
Autism and Youth in Community
Inbunden, 2020
1033 kr
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Honorable Mention, 2020 Stirling Prize for Best Published Work in Psychological Anthropology, given by the Society for Psychological AnthropologyHonorable Mention, New Millennium Book Award, given by the Society for Medical Anthropology How youth on the autism spectrum negotiate the contested …
War and Health
The Medical Consequences of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
Av Catherine Lutz, Andrea Mazzarino
Inbunden, 2019
1037 kr
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Provides a detailed look at how war affects human life and health far beyond the battlefield Since 2010, a team of activists, social scientists, and physicians have monitored the lives lost as a result of the US wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan through an initiative called the Costs of War …
Adverse Events
Race, Inequality, and the Testing of New Pharmaceuticals
Inbunden, 2020
1095 kr
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Winner, 2022 Donald W. Light Award for Applied Medical Sociology, given by the Medical Sociology Section of the American Sociological AssociationWinner, 2021 Robert K. Merton Book Award, given by the Science, Knowledge, and Technology Section of the American Sociological Association2021 Outstanding …
