Invisible Faces and Hidden Stories : : Narratives of Vulnerable Populations and Their Caregivers / / ed. by Samuel Gyasi Obeng, Cecilia Sem Obeng.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Berghahn Books Complete eBook-Package 2020
• MitwirkendeR: Byrd, Kourtney Ayanna Dorqual,; Jones, Mackenzie,; Kelling, Hannah,; Kittaneh, Dema,; Kresnye, Cassie,; Obeng, Cecilia Sem,; Obeng, Samuel Gyasi,
• HerausgeberIn: Obeng, Cecilia Sem,; Obeng, Samuel Gyasi,
• Place / Publishing House: New York; , Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Public and Applied Anthropology ; 12
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (158 p.)

Dealing with narratives of vulnerable populations, this book looks at how they deal with dimensions of their social life, especially in regard to health. It reflects the socio-political ecologies like public hostility and stereotyping, neglect of their unique health needs, their courage to overcome adversity, and the love of family and healthcare providers in mitigating their problems. The narratives inform us about the dissimilarity between the way we speak, what we hear and how we act. American society likes to give the impression that it is listening to the plight of vulnerable populations, but the stories in this volume prove otherwise.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PROLOGUE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1 ‘FOXES HAVE DENS BUT I AM HOMELESS’ On the Lived Experiences of a Homeless Man and His Social Worker -- Chapter 2 LIVING WITH ATAXIA Nancy’s and Lisa’s Perspectives -- Chapter 3 DISCOVERING UNSPOKEN COMMUNICATION Lived Experiences of a Deaf Person and His Doctor -- Chapter 4 NARRATIVES OF TWO IMMIGRANT WOMEN ABOUT THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCES IN THE UNITED STATES -- Chapter 5 LIVING AS BLACK AND BROWN Culture and Identity on Holistic Health -- CONCLUSION -- EPILOGUE -- INDEX