Ethnic Medicine on the Frontier

A Case Study in Wyoming

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6064084
AutoresJohn D Meredith (Casper College, autor correspondente)
Ano1984
Volume6
Fascículo3
Páginas247-260
Data de publicação1984-09-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoHispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0739-9863 • E-ISSN: 1552-6364
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/07399863840063003
OpenAlexW2072962953
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas17

This article presents the results of a study conducted among Hispanics in Casper, Wyoming. Utilizing both quantitative and qualitative approaches, an attempt was made to assess the strength of selected components of the Mexican American ethnic medical system within the local community. Findings indicated that few local Hispanics adhered to much of the system, except in the realm of some easily available home remedies. An explanation for this lack of adherence is proposed, based on the economic and social conditions which prevail locally, and the possibility is raised that the ethnic medical system is subject to a good deal of variability in its expression as socioeconomic circumstances change

Archaeology · Ethnic group · Frontier · Geography · Population · Qualitative research · Realm · Social science · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Anthropology · Demography · Healthcare Policy and Management · Medicine · Primary Care and Health Outcomes · Psychology · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies · Gerontology