Joan M Anderson
Biographic Data
| ID | 79122 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joan M Anderson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joan M |
| FAMILY NAME | Anderson |
| SIGNATURE | ANDERSON J M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of British Columbia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 182 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Multicultural Meanings of Social Support among Immigrants and Refugees
Canada continues to be a prominent immigrant and refugee‐receiving country in worldwide migration, resettlement, and search for refuge, yet there is a gap in our understanding of these newcomers’ views of the specific meanings of social support and their support needs and resources. The purpose of this study was to understand the meanings of social support for immigrants and refugees in Canada, and to explore the types and adequacy of formal supp…
Taking up postcolonial feminism in the field
Crafting a praxis-oriented culture concept in the health disciplines
Culture' is a key concept in the social sciences. It also figures prominently in health science discourses. Yet, it is an imprecise and politically charged term. Due to a variety of factors, health care professionals may tend to use notions of culture that can be easily applied. Dangers are posed when using simplified culture concepts, however, because they act as 'interpretive lenses' - lenses that may generate cultural stereotypes, lead health …
Health care professionals and women speaking
In this paper, we draw upon research with women in middle and later life who have a chronic illness to explore the issues in their everyday lives that organize the management of their illness. Our analysis aims to show the complex interweaving of relations that constrain the women's management of illness, even when they use creative and innovative approaches to managing their illness. The constraints women experience cannot be adequately explaine…
Empowering patients
Women talking
Women's perspectives on chronic illness
Work and Health
Migration and health
This paper is based on a three-year field study with Indo-Canadian and Greek women immigrants in an English speaking region of Canada. I examine how women construct 'concerns' or 'worries' in their everyday lives, and point to the discrepancy between these concerns and those for which help is sought. Women's accounts show that their ongoing experiences with health professionals determine how they present the circumstances of their lives to them. …
Ethnicity and illness experience
The relevance of the social sciences to health care delivery
The Differential Construction of Social Reality in Chronically Ill Children
Multicultural Meanings of Social Support among Immigrants and Refugees
Canada continues to be a prominent immigrant and refugee‐receiving country in worldwide migration, resettlement, and search for refuge, yet there is a gap in our understanding of these newcomers’ views of the specific meanings of social support and their support needs and resources. The purpose of this study was to understand the meanings of social support for immigrants and refugees in Canada, and to explore the types and adequacy of formal supp…
Empowering patients
Women's perspectives on chronic illness
Migration and health
This paper is based on a three-year field study with Indo-Canadian and Greek women immigrants in an English speaking region of Canada. I examine how women construct 'concerns' or 'worries' in their everyday lives, and point to the discrepancy between these concerns and those for which help is sought. Women's accounts show that their ongoing experiences with health professionals determine how they present the circumstances of their lives to them. …
Ethnicity and illness experience
Women talking
Taking up postcolonial feminism in the field
Crafting a praxis-oriented culture concept in the health disciplines
Culture' is a key concept in the social sciences. It also figures prominently in health science discourses. Yet, it is an imprecise and politically charged term. Due to a variety of factors, health care professionals may tend to use notions of culture that can be easily applied. Dangers are posed when using simplified culture concepts, however, because they act as 'interpretive lenses' - lenses that may generate cultural stereotypes, lead health …
Health care professionals and women speaking
In this paper, we draw upon research with women in middle and later life who have a chronic illness to explore the issues in their everyday lives that organize the management of their illness. Our analysis aims to show the complex interweaving of relations that constrain the women's management of illness, even when they use creative and innovative approaches to managing their illness. The constraints women experience cannot be adequately explaine…
Work and Health
The Differential Construction of Social Reality in Chronically Ill Children
The relevance of the social sciences to health care delivery
Ethnicity and illness experience
Migration and health
This paper is based on a three-year field study with Indo-Canadian and Greek women immigrants in an English speaking region of Canada. I examine how women construct 'concerns' or 'worries' in their everyday lives, and point to the discrepancy between these concerns and those for which help is sought. Women's accounts show that their ongoing experiences with health professionals determine how they present the circumstances of their lives to them. …
Work and Health
Women's perspectives on chronic illness
Women talking
Empowering patients
Health care professionals and women speaking
In this paper, we draw upon research with women in middle and later life who have a chronic illness to explore the issues in their everyday lives that organize the management of their illness. Our analysis aims to show the complex interweaving of relations that constrain the women's management of illness, even when they use creative and innovative approaches to managing their illness. The constraints women experience cannot be adequately explaine…
Crafting a praxis-oriented culture concept in the health disciplines
Culture' is a key concept in the social sciences. It also figures prominently in health science discourses. Yet, it is an imprecise and politically charged term. Due to a variety of factors, health care professionals may tend to use notions of culture that can be easily applied. Dangers are posed when using simplified culture concepts, however, because they act as 'interpretive lenses' - lenses that may generate cultural stereotypes, lead health …
Taking up postcolonial feminism in the field
Multicultural Meanings of Social Support among Immigrants and Refugees
Canada continues to be a prominent immigrant and refugee‐receiving country in worldwide migration, resettlement, and search for refuge, yet there is a gap in our understanding of these newcomers’ views of the specific meanings of social support and their support needs and resources. The purpose of this study was to understand the meanings of social support for immigrants and refugees in Canada, and to explore the types and adequacy of formal supp…
Sociology (11 works) · Political science (8 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Health care (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Social science (6 works) · Politics (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Cultural Competency in Health Care (4 works)