Book
Pills against poverty: a study of the introduction of western medicine in a Tamil village
Studentlitt • (23) • Published In 1975 • Pages: 232
By: Djurfeldt, Göran, Lindberg, Staffan.
Abstract
This document is a critical case-study of health and health policies in Thaiyur, a Tamil village. Although the data are discussed within an explicitly Marxist framework, the authors have compiled a highly detailed and comprehensive report. After presenting a brief culture summary of Thaiyur and the morbidity statistics that they collected for the village, they proceed to relate the incidence and cause of disease to the 'poverty panorama' - a configuration of socio-economic factors which they claim lie at the root of the health problems in the village. They then define two discrete systems of medical technology operating within the village, one 'indigenous' and the other 'allopathic' (or modern Western), and examine the functions and operations of each. The national family planning program is also considered, with respect to its goals, its efficacy in Thaiyur, and its (generally negative) perception by the villagers.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2009
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- South Asia
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Social Scientist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- David Sherwood
- Field Date
- 1969-1972
- Coverage Date
- 1969-1972
- Coverage Place
- Chingleput District, Thaiyur Panchayat, Tamil Nadu, India
- Notes
- By Goran Djurfeldt and Staffan Lindberg
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-232)
- LCCN
- 76677160
- LCSH
- Tamil (Indic people)