Caste, COVID-19, and inequalities of care : lessons from South Asia / / Sanghmitra Acharya, Stephen Christopher, editors

• Pubblicazione: Singapore : , : Springer, , [2022]; ©2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (401 pages)
• Disciplina: 362.1089
• Soggetto topico: Discrimination in medical care
• Persona (resp. second.): AcharyaSanghmitra; ChristopherStephen
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- 1 Of Prejudice and Pandemics -- Social Discrimination and Well-being -- Indian Inequality in a Global Perspective -- References -- Part I Institutional Exclusions -- 2 Exceptional Aryans: State Misrecognition of Himachali Dalits -- Introduction -- Halis and Scheduled Caste Gaddis -- Purification Through the Arya Samaj -- Chandru's Arya Problem -- Caste Correction Woes -- An Institutional Rejoinder -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 A World Inside a Pig's Stomach: Alimentary Knots of Tension Around Nutrition, Autonomy and Nationhood -- Introduction -- Sixth Schedule, Autonomy and Food Security -- Caste Hindu Porcine Discourses -- Complexities of Caste and Hindu Nationalism in Assam -- 'We are unable to become Hindu': Alimentary Paths, Nutrition and Nationhood -- Medical Discourses About Hygiene and Nutrition -- Muddiness, Dirt and Disease: Medical Discourse About Porcine Lives -- Climate Change and Nutrition in Riverine Mising Lives -- "We do not eat the Mother": Intimate Human-Animal Relationships -- Porcine Industrialization as Disrupting Ancestral Connections -- 'We ate pork with herbs that cut its fat': Co-Produced Lifecycles of Pigs and Herbs -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 The Role of Caste Prejudice in Hampering Infection Control Efforts in Government Hospitals -- Introduction -- Background -- Methods -- Findings -- Unhygienic Practices and Lacking Infection Control -- Persistence of Unhygienic Conditions -- The Role of Caste Prejudice -- Misperception of the Probability of Infection -- Lack of Resources -- Systemic Negligence and Corruption -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Public and Corporate Health Sector Disparities: Reflections on COVID-19 Experiences in India -- Introduction -- Development of Health Care Services in India -- Three Tier Public Health Care Services. ; Health Care Spending -- Human Resource Vacancies in Public Health Sector -- Private and Corporate Health Care Services -- Public Subsidies to Corporate Hospitals -- Medical Tourism and Misplaced Priorities -- Disaster Capitalism: Private Hospitals and Unethical Behaviour -- Role of Private and Corporate Sector in Disasters -- Good Practices by Some States -- Discussion and Recommendations -- References -- 6 Knowledge Accumulation During COVID-19: Increasing Digital Divide and Vulnerability Among Indian Students -- Introduction -- Digital Divide and Indian Social Inequalities -- Government Initiatives and Programmes to Address Digital Divide -- Gender and E-learning Accessibility -- A Framework to Understand the Digital Divide in India -- Methodology -- Case Studies of Student Suicides -- Analysis of Case Studies -- Age -- Gender -- Economic Status -- Occupation of Father -- Geographical Location -- State of Domicile -- Causes of Suicide -- Cases of Institutional Negligence -- Other Observable Patterns -- Discussion -- References -- 7 Segregation of Muslims: A Reflection on Urban Living Environments and Infrastructure Conditions in Hyderabad -- Introduction -- Segregation as Process and Reality -- Reasons for Segregation of Muslims -- Methods and Research Questions -- Contextualizing Segregation and Muslim Neighbourhoods -- Patterns of Discrimination -- Muslims, Segregation and Ghettoized Pockets -- The Muslim Dilemma and Institutional Exclusions -- Poor Water Drainage Facilities and Health Hazards -- Amenities Versus Policing -- Multiple Exclusions and Muslim Urban Poverty -- Economic Deprivations -- Life Without Potable Water Sources -- Households by Availability of Electricity and Latrines -- Size of Households and the Mean Household Size -- Apathy of QQUDA -- Multiple Deprivations of Urban Muslims -- Concluding Observations -- References. ; 8 Experiences of and Responses to COVID-19 in a Ho Tribal Village in Jharkhand -- Introduction -- Historical Background -- Nakahasa: A Placid Reception of an 'Unseen Pandemic' -- Return of Migrants: Longing, Anxiety and Reunion -- Narratives from Migrant Workers: The Pandemic and Beyond -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II COVID-19 Disparities -- 9 Disability, Access to Food and COVID-19: An Intersectional Analysis -- Introduction -- Disability Through theTimes -- Disability and Food Insecurity -- Disability and Poverty -- Poverty, Malnutrition and Disability -- Neoliberalism: Disability and Access to Food -- Disability, COVID-19 and Food Insecurity -- Conclusion -- References -- 10 Inequality in Access to Healthcare for Persons with Disability During COVID-19: An Illustration from Bangladesh -- Introduction -- Background -- Scope of the Study -- Rationale -- Methodology -- Literature Review -- Analysis of Primary Data -- Discussions with Key Stakeholders -- COVID-19 and the Problem of Women in Accessing Healthcare -- Conclusion -- References -- 11 How Do Pandemics Affect Frontline Health Interventions? Insights from the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme in Bengaluru, India -- Introduction -- Methods -- Limitations -- Findings -- Balancing Treatment, Work and Family: DOTS Regimens for Female Patients -- Challenges of Frontline TB Interventions for Health Workers -- Discussion -- Pandemic Exacerbation of Tuberculous and Poverty Cycles -- Unmet Needs of Patients at Multiple Intersections -- Slowing Down of Frontline TB Interventions -- Conclusion -- References -- 12 Lone Warriors in the COVID-19 Lockdown: Impediments and Resilience of Women in Allahabad District, India -- Introduction -- Roadmap -- Literature Review -- Theoretical Perspective -- Research Methodology -- Findings -- Case Study-1 -- Case Study-2 -- Case Study-3. ; Case Analysis and Discussion -- Burden of All Responsibilities of Household and Non-Household Chores -- Loss of Purchasing Power Parity and Difficulty Getting Enough Food -- Inability to Afford Children's Fees and Online Education -- Inability to Pay Rent and High Indebtedness -- Failed Public Health System -- Loss of Social Cohesions -- Conclusion -- Policy Implications -- References -- 13 COVID-19 and Violence Against Women in India -- Conceptualizing Violence -- Intersectional Determinants of Violence -- Pandemic Forms of Exclusion and Impediments Towards Inclusion -- COVID-19 and Gender Violence -- Complaints -- Right to Live with Dignity -- Domestic Violence -- Lockdown Gendered Violence -- Cybercrime Against Women -- Statewide Analysis -- Impact of Gender Violence -- Strategies for Helping Victims of Gender Violence -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Part III Health Inequalities -- 14 Inequality and Exclusion in Access to HealthCare: Learning from the Pandemic -- Introduction: Recognizing an Unequal World -- Understanding Inequality as Privilege and Disadvantage -- Wealth and Income Inequality -- Inequality and Health: The Interconnect -- Social Exclusions and the Health Gap -- Poverty, Social Exclusion and Ill-Health -- Government Efforts to Reduce Health Inequalities -- Ensuring Healthy Lives? -- Pandemic Lessons for Health Equity -- Migrant Workers in the Informal Sector -- Cleaners -- 'Masaan' Workers -- Terminological Inequalities: 'Social Distance' and 'Infection Safe' -- Containment Measures -- Nudges and Boosts -- Conclusion -- References -- 15 Caste Disparities in Health Care Utilization in India -- Introduction -- Present Study -- Data and Methods -- Sampling -- Independent Variables -- Dependent Variables -- Statistical Analysis -- Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition -- Results -- Decomposition Analysis -- Discussion -- Conclusion. ; References -- 16 Reflections on Gendered Health Inequalities within Households -- Introduction -- Household as the Fountainhead of Gender Discrimination -- Gender Inequality in Health: An Overview -- The Study -- Methodology -- Findings -- Receivers' Perspectives -- Deliverers' Perspectives -- Conclusion -- References -- 17 Tea Plantation Workers and the Human Cost of Darjeeling Tea -- Introduction -- Key Organizational Features of the Tea Industry -- From Garden to Cup -- Social Realities of Tea Workers -- Social Hierarchy -- Level of Education -- Workers' Ages -- Caste -- Wages -- Housing -- Water and Sanitation -- Education and Occupational Mobility -- Health Concerns of Workers, Patterns of Provisioning and Utilization -- Tea Gardens Through a Gender Lens -- The Way Forward -- References -- 18 Socioeconomic Disparities in Access and Utilization of Health Care Services in Nepal -- Introduction -- Caste and Ethnicity in Nepal -- Method and Material -- Village Setting -- Wellbeing Ranking -- Findings -- Identity and Well-Being -- Utilization of Health Post Services Based on Caste/Ethnicity -- The Use of Herbs and Healers -- Disparity in Health-Seeking and the Use of Medicine -- Discussion -- Family and Folk Sector of Health -- Policy Rhetoric and Reality -- COVID-19 and Inequality -- The Use of Herbs During COVID-19 Pandemic -- Conclusion -- References -- 19 Social Epidemiology of Chronic Kidney Disease with Uncertain Etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka: Persistent Inequalities Among Agricultural Communities in a Dry Zone -- Introduction -- Setting -- Methodology -- Socioeconomic Backgrounds of CKDu Patients -- CKDu Local Discourses -- Economic Impact of CKDu on Affected Communities -- Psychosocial Impact of CKDu -- Social Impact of CKDu -- Impact of CKDu on Livelihood -- Impact of CKDu on Patients' Families -- Impact of CKDu on the Community. ; Healthcare-Seeking Behaviour.
• Titolo autorizzato: Caste, COVID-19, and inequalities of care
• ISBN: 981-16-6917-1; 981-16-6916-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910743241403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: People, Cultures and Societies: Exploring and Documenting Diversities