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Gypsies/Travellers, networks and healthcare utilisation

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2248754
AutoresDavid Smith (0000-0002-8202-8108, School of Health and Social Care University of Greenwich London UK), David M Smith (0000-0002-8199-7169, University of Greenwich, autor de correspondencia), Annmarie Ruston (Centre for Health and Social Care Research Canterbury Christ Church University Canterbury UK)
Año2013
Volumen35
Número8
Páginas1196-1210
Fecha de publicación2013-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSociology of Health & Illness (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0141-9889 • E-ISSN: 1467-9566
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1467-9566.12029
PMID23574153
OpenAlexW2014668669
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas36

Gypsies and Travellers are the unhealthiest group in British society, suffering from higher levels of physical and mental illness, lower life expectancy and with low levels of healthcare utilisation. They also continue to experience the highest level of prejudice and discrimination in society. While studies indicate that social networks play an important role in shaping health beliefs and the response to symptoms, evidence on the influence of networks on health is unclear and contradictory. This article draws on social network theory and research into the relation between discrimination and health to critically examine how networks mediate between collective experiences of racism and health-related behavior. Qualitative interviews with 39 adult Gypsies and Travellers were conducted in the South-East of England to explore the wider structural and institutional context and the influence those contexts play in shaping health beliefs and decisions whether to access formal health services. The findings indicate that the influence networks play in shaping health behaviour is dependent on the particular social context of the group and its status in relation to wider social structures, making generalization problematic

Context (archaeology) · Health care · Life expectancy · Mental health · nobody · Political science · Prejudice (legal term) · Psychiatry · Public relations · Qualitative research · Relation (database) · Social determinants of health · Social science · Sociology · Law · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Romani and Gypsy Studies · Social Psychology