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Lost selves and lonely persons : experiences of illness and well-being among Tamil refugees in Norway

Title
Lost selves and lonely persons : experiences of illness and well-being among Tamil refugees in Norway / Anne Sigfrid Grønseth.
Author
Grønseth, Anne Sigfrid.
Publication
Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, c2010.

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Description
xv, 273 p.; 23 cm.
Series Statement
Carolina Academic Press ethnographic studies in medical anthropology series
Uniform Title
Carolina Academic Press ethnographic studies in medical anthropology series.
Subject
  • Tamil (Indic people) > Norway > Social conditions
  • Tamil (Indic people) > Medical care > Norway
  • Tamil (Indic people) > Health and hygiene > Norway
  • Refugees > Norway > Social conditions
  • Refugees > Medical care > Norway
  • Refugees > Health and hygiene > Norway
  • Social medicine > Norway
  • Medicine, Rural > Norway
  • Emigration and immigration > Health aspects > Norway
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents
Introduction -- Background -- Methodological approaches -- Health as embodied social processes : "I am a person, not an organ" -- Fragments of social life and ritual practice -- Perceptions of stigma -- Lost selves and lonely persons -- Quest for well-being -- Conclusion.
Call Number
JFE 10-6439
ISBN
  • 9781594607219 (alk. paper)
  • 1594607214 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2010014775
OCLC
YBP 2010014775
Author
Grønseth, Anne Sigfrid.
Title
Lost selves and lonely persons : experiences of illness and well-being among Tamil refugees in Norway / Anne Sigfrid Grønseth.
Imprint
Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, c2010.
Series
Carolina Academic Press ethnographic studies in medical anthropology series
Carolina Academic Press ethnographic studies in medical anthropology series.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Research Call Number
JFE 10-6439
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