Asians and Pacific Islanders In Crisis: Living Without Health Insurance in Los Angeles by Turner, Neil

Asians and Pacific Islanders In Crisis: Living Without Health Insurance in Los Angeles (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783640782420)

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Format: Paperback
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Asians and Pacific Islanders In Crisis: Living Without Health Insurance in Los Angeles by Turner, Neil

Asians and Pacific Islanders In Crisis: Living Without Health Insurance in Los Angeles

$71.50
Asians and Pacific Islanders In Crisis: Living Without Health Insurance in Los Angeles by Turner, Neil

Asians and Pacific Islanders In Crisis: Living Without Health Insurance in Los Angeles

$71.50
Format: Paperback
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Scientific Study from the year 2003 in the subject Pedagogy - Science, Theory, Anthropology, grade: A, California State University, Los Angeles, course: Medical Anthropology, language: English, abstract: This paper presents from a theoretical perspective critical analyses of the impact of the lack of health insurance on illness, suffering and death of the Asian and Pacific American population. It addresses critical concerns on the proportions of the uninsured, their demographic characteristics, population growth, disease prevalence, access to care and health outcomes. We engage in findings that illuminate the complex processes involved in disparities in insurance coverage that exist for the uninsured. We limit our discussion in terms of social policy, not so much to minimize the importance of other relevant narratives but to prevent contradiction of certain social and political contexts in which this type of research is situated.

Author: Neil Turner
ISBN-10: 3640782429
ISBN-13: 9783640782420
Publisher: Grin Verlag
Language: English
Published: 12/23/2010
Pages: 60
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.37lbs
Size: 11.69h x 8.27w x 0.12d
By Neil Turner
By Neil Turner
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Neil Turner is an American anthropologist living in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. He holds a Ph.D. and a M.A. in Anthropology. While in the USA, Dr. Turner worked as a research analyst for the American College of Physicians (1992 - 2002), and he has worked as a computer information technician for the oldest law practice in the United States, Rawle & Henderson (2005 - 2007). As a professor, he has taught at Tufts University, Boston, MA., California State University, Los Angeles, CA and as an adjunct professor at American Pathways University, Denver, CO. Dr. Turner has authored several papers and his work has been published by Grin Publishers, Munich, Germany. Also, his work has appeared in the Italian online journal for anthropology, Antrocom. Currently, he is teaching ESL, TOEFL, developing educational software for the computer and conducting ethnographic research for a book on Brazil.

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