LEADER 03601nam 2200541 450 001 9910796952103321 005 20220929141625.0 010 $a1-5017-2171-2 024 7 $a10.7591/9781501721717 035 $a(CKB)4100000005321376 035 $a(OCoLC)1080549045 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse69679 035 $a(DE-B1597)515372 035 $a(OCoLC)1088922989 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781501721717 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6990465 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6990465 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000005321376 100 $a20220929d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aGinseng and aspirin $ehealth care alternatives for aging Chinese in New York /$fZibin Guo 210 1$aIthaca, N.Y. :$cCornell University Press,$d[2000] 210 4$dİ2000 215 $a1 online resource (xii, 173 p. ) 225 1 $aAnthropology of contemporary issues 311 $a0-8014-8651-3 311 $a0-8014-3757-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter --$tContents --$tList of Tables --$tPreface --$tIntroduction --$tPart I. Elderly Chinese Immigrants in Flushing --$t1. Setting the Stage --$t2. Chinese Americans in the United States - A Population of Diversity --$t3. The Research Site --$t4. Fieldwork in Flushing --$tPart II. Health Care Concepts and Resources --$t5. Aging, Migration, and Health --$t6. Traditional Chinese Medicine --$t7. Health Care in Modern China and Taiwan --$t8. Health Care Resources in Flushing --$tPart III. Aging and Health among the Chinese Elderly --$t9. Concepts of Aging --$t10. Big and Small Problems --$t11. Self-Care and Home Remedies --$t12. Health Care Decisions --$t13. Using the U.S. Health Care System --$t14. Conclusion --$tReferences --$tIndex 330 $aNavigating the maze of modern American health care is rarely easy; those who enter it are confronted with a dizzying array of specialists, practitioners, and clinics from which to choose, and are forced to make decisions regarding drugs and treatments about which they may know very little. For immigrants, finding their way can be difficult-especially for those to whom Western medicine is itself unfamiliar.In this engaging, accessible, and detail-rich book, Zibin Guo narrates elderly Chinese immigrants' response to contemporary American medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes self-care and the medicinal value of foods and herbs; American doctors' responses to the ailments of their Chinese patients can seem impersonal and unnecessarily interventionist. Distrust, expense, and problems of communication and interpretation often frustrate both patient and practitioner.Guo paints a picture of a population that, despite its outward appearance of homogeneity, demonstrates a surprisingly wide variety of health-care knowledge, practice, and belief. Using case materials and interviews, he analyzes the blend of folk treatments and respect for Western science that coexist in the health care regimens of these elderly Chinese immigrants. 410 0$aAnthropology of contemporary issues. 606 $aTranscultural medical care 606 $aMinority older people 615 0$aTranscultural medical care. 615 0$aMinority older people. 676 $a362.1 700 $aGuo$b Zibin$f1961-$01519200 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910796952103321 996 $aGinseng and aspirin$93757178 997 $aUNINA