essay

Health and illness perceptions of the Chicana

Twice a minority : Mexican American womenSt. Louis, MissouriPublished In 1980 • Pages: 191-207

By: Garcia Manzanedo, Hector, Garcia Walters, Esperanza, Lorig, Kate R..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The discussion in this paper centers around the characteristic features of the women's roles in the family and how these specific roles influence the perceptions, behavior, values, and beliefs of the CHICANA in regard to illness and health, both in Mexico and in the United States (California).
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Acculturation and culture contact
Public health and sanitation
Preventive medicine
Shamans and psychotherapists
Medical therapy
Medical personnel
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Chicanos
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2002
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Social Scientist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
John Beierle ; 2001
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1970-1977
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1970s
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
California, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Hector Garcia Manzanedo, Esperanza garcia walters, and Kate R. Lorig
Includes bibliographical references (p. 206-207)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
80011177
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Mexican Americans