Immigration, acculturation, and health the Mexican diaspora - Reichman, Jill S.; ebrary, Inc. (New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2006)
Mexican immigrants, health care, and acculturation -- Modeling and measuring acculturation -- Methodological considerations, data collection, and analysis -- Sociodemographic profile -- Models of health, models of illness -- Change over time in health prescriptions -- Cognitive models of how people should behave when sick -- Therapeutic options: awareness and usage of complementary and alternative medicine -- Crossing boundaries: geographical, political, and religious -- Diagnosis and treatment efficacy -- Antibiotic usage and rate of acculturation -- Nervios, stress, sadness, depression: the evolution of a mind/body discourse -- Conclusion.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-288) and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Mexican American women -- Health and hygiene -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe County; Mexican Americans -- Medical care -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe County; Health attitudes; Electronic books