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African American alternative medicine [[electronic resource] ] : using alternative medicine to prevent and control chronic diseases / / Eric J. Bailey
| African American alternative medicine [[electronic resource] ] : using alternative medicine to prevent and control chronic diseases / / Eric J. Bailey |
| Autore | Bailey Eric J. <1958-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Westport, Conn., : Bergin & Garvey, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (162 p.) |
| Disciplina | 615.5/089/96073 |
| Soggetto topico |
African Americans - Health and hygiene
Alternative medicine African Americans - Diseases - Alternative treatment |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-92787-9
9786610927876 0-313-01285-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456244503321 |
Bailey Eric J. <1958->
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| Westport, Conn., : Bergin & Garvey, c2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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African American alternative medicine [[electronic resource] ] : using alternative medicine to prevent and control chronic diseases / / Eric J. Bailey
| African American alternative medicine [[electronic resource] ] : using alternative medicine to prevent and control chronic diseases / / Eric J. Bailey |
| Autore | Bailey Eric J. <1958-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Westport, Conn., : Bergin & Garvey, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (162 p.) |
| Disciplina | 615.5/089/96073 |
| Soggetto topico |
African Americans - Health and hygiene
Alternative medicine African Americans - Diseases - Alternative treatment |
| ISBN |
1-280-92787-9
9786610927876 0-313-01285-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780350403321 |
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Bailey Eric J. <1958->
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| Westport, Conn., : Bergin & Garvey, c2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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African American alternative medicine [[electronic resource] ] : using alternative medicine to prevent and control chronic diseases / / Eric J. Bailey
| African American alternative medicine [[electronic resource] ] : using alternative medicine to prevent and control chronic diseases / / Eric J. Bailey |
| Autore | Bailey Eric J. <1958-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Westport, Conn., : Bergin & Garvey, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (162 p.) |
| Disciplina | 615.5/089/96073 |
| Soggetto topico |
African Americans - Health and hygiene
Alternative medicine African Americans - Diseases - Alternative treatment |
| ISBN |
1-280-92787-9
9786610927876 0-313-01285-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- African American Alternative Medicine -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I The Current Status of Alternative Medicine -- Chapter 1 Alternative Medicine in the United States -- CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- Americans' Use of Alternative Treatment Therapies -- African Americans' Use of Alternative Treatment Therapies -- GOVERNMENT'S INTEREST IN ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE -- Research -- Research Training -- Communications -- MY RESEARCH INTEREST IN ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE -- CONCLUSION -- POST-EVALUATION QUESTIONS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- WEB SITES OF SIGNIFICANCE -- Chapter 2 Mainstream American Alternative Medicine -- CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM -- RECENT STUDIES ON MAINSTREAM ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE -- MAINSTREAM AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL SYSTEMS -- Acupuncture -- Homeopathy -- Ayurvedic Medicine -- Naturopathy -- Chiropractic Therapy -- Herbal Medicine -- CONCLUSION -- POST-EVALUATION QUESTIONS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- WEB SITES OF SIGNIFICANCE -- Part II Alternative Medicine and African Americans -- Chapter 3 African American Alternative Medicine -- CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- RECENT STUDIES OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AND AFRICAN AMERICANS -- REASONS FOR THE USE OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE -- Illness/Disease Perception -- Alternative Treatment Actions: Naturalistic Causation -- Self-Care -- Caregiving Network -- Alternative Indigenous Health Practitioners -- Formal Health Practitioners -- Alternative Treatment Actions: Unnatural Causation -- CONCLUSION -- POST-EVALUATION QUESTIONS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- WEB SITES OF SIGNIFICANCE -- Chapter 4 Cultural Historical Review of African American Alternative Medicine -- CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- EARLY AFRICAN AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE.
African Americans in Charleston, South Carolina -- African Americans in Detroit, Michigan -- CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE -- CONCLUSION -- POST-EVALUATION QUESTIONS -- BIBLIOGRAPY -- WEB SITES OF SIGNIFICANCE -- Part III How to Do Applied Medical Anthropological Fieldwork -- Chapter 5 Strategies for Collecting Qualitative Alternative Medicine Data -- CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- PREPARING AND ADAPTING TO THE FIELD -- MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL FIELDWORK TECHNIQUES -- Observation -- Participant Observation -- Informants -- Type of Interviews -- Focus Group Interviews -- Focus Group Studies -- Focus Group Procedures and Guidelines -- Preparing for the Focus Group -- Conducting the Focus Group -- Individual In-Depth Profiles -- Procedure for Individual In-Depth Profiles -- Types of General Individual In-Depth Questions -- Sampling -- Ethnographic Fieldwork Data Analyses -- Quantitative Analyses -- Qualitative Analyses -- Ethnographic Method -- Life History Analyses -- Individual In-Depth Analyses -- Theme and Pattern Analyses -- Reflective Comments -- ETHICS OF HEALTH CARE RESEARCH: PERSON OF COLOR ISSUES -- CONCLUSION -- POST-EVALUATION QUESTIONS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- WEB SITES OF SIGNIFICANCE -- Part IV Disease-Focused Alternative Treatment Practices: Research Including African Americans -- Chapter 6 Hypertension and Alternative Treatment Therapies -- CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS -- BIOMEDICAL DEFINITION AND EPIDEMIOLOGY OF HYPERTENSION -- CULTURAL PERCEPTIONS OF HYPERTENSION -- CONVENTIONAL TREATMENT METHODS FOR HYPERTENSION -- Diuretics -- Beta Blockers -- ACE Inhibitors -- Angiotensin Antagonists -- Calcium Channel Blockers (CCBs) -- Alpha Blockers -- Alpha-Beta Blockers -- Nervous System Inhibitors -- Vasodilators -- CLINICAL TESTING OF AN ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT THERAPY. IMPLEMENTATION OF A CULTURALLY ORIENTED ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT THERAPY -- POST-EVALUATION QUESTIONS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- WEB SITES OF SIGNIFICANCE -- Chapter 7 Cancer and Alternative Treatment Therapies -- CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS -- BIOMEDICAL DEFINITION AND EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CANCER -- CULTURAL PERCEPTIONS OF CANCER -- CONVENTIONAL TREATMENT METHODS FOR CANCER -- Cyrosurgery -- Chemotherapy -- Radiotherapy -- Other Treatment Methods -- Angiogenesis Inhibitors -- Laser Therapy -- Bone Marrow Transplantation and Peripheral Blood Stem -- Gene Therapy -- Cancer Vaccine -- CLINICAL TESTING OF AN ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT REGIMEN -- IMPLEMENTATION OF A CULTURALLY ORIENTED ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT THERAPY -- POST-EVALUATION QUESTIONS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- WEB SITES OF SIGNIFICANCE -- Chapter 8 Diabetes Mellitus and Alternative Treatment Therapies -- CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS -- BIOMEDICAL DEFINITION AND EPIDEMIOLOGY OF DIABETES MELLITUS -- CULTURAL PERCEPTIONS OF DIABETES MELLITUS -- CONVENTIONAL TREATMENT METHODS FOR DIABETES MELLITUS -- CLINICAL TESTING OF AN ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT REGIMEN -- IMPLEMENTATION OF A CULTURALLY ORIENTED ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT THERAPY -- POST-EVALUATION QUESTIONS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- WEB SITES OF SIGNIFICANCE -- Chapter 9 Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) and Alternative Treatment Therapies -- CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS -- BIOMEDICAL DEFINITION AND EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES -- CULTURAL PERCEPTIONS OF STROKE -- Theme 1: Discovering Stroke -- Theme 2: Delaying Treatment -- Theme 3: Living with Uncertainty -- Theme 4: Discovering the Impact of Stroke -- Theme 5: Reconstructing Life -- CONVENTIONAL TREATMENT METHODS FOR STROKE -- CLINICAL TESTING OF AN ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT REGIMEN -- IMPLEMENTATION OF A CULTURALLY ORIENTED ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT THERAPY. POST-EVALUATION QUESTIONS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- WEB SITES OF SIGNIFICANCE -- Chapter 10 Mental Health and Alternative Treatment Therapies -- CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS -- BIOMEDICAL DEFINITION AND EPIDEMIOLOGY OF MENTAL HEALTH -- CULTURAL PERCEPTIONS OF MENTAL HEALTH -- CONVENTIONAL TREATMENT METHODS FOR MENTAL ILLNESS -- CLINICAL TESTING OF AN ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT REGIMEN -- IMPLEMENTATION OF A CULTURALLY ORIENTED ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT THERAPY -- POST-EVALUATION QUESTIONS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- WEB SITES OF SIGNIFICANCE -- Chapter 11 Conclusion: Culture and Alternative Medicine -- CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- CULTURE AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE -- ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AND AFRICAN AMERICANS -- Mainstream Society and Alternative Medicine -- Defining African American Alternative Medicine -- AFRICAN AMERICAN HEALTH CARE-SEEKING -- Improving Health Status and Reducing Health Disparity -- Cultural Perception and Cultural Acceptance -- CONCLUSION -- POST-EVALUATION QUESTIONS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- WEB SITES OF SIGNIFICANCE -- Index -- About the Author. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811624903321 |
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Bailey Eric J. <1958->
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| Westport, Conn., : Bergin & Garvey, c2002 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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African American female speech communities : varieties of talk / Barbara Hill Hudson
| African American female speech communities : varieties of talk / Barbara Hill Hudson |
| Autore | HUDSON, Barbara Hill |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Westport, London, : Bergin & Garvey, 2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 256 p. ; 24 cm. - |
| Disciplina | 306.44(Cultura e istituzioni. Linguaggio) |
| Soggetto topico |
DONNE AFRO-AMERICANE - Vita sociale e costumi
LINGUA INGLESE - Aspetti Sociali - Stati Uniti d'America DONNE AFRO-AMERICANE - Linguaggio LINGUA E CULTURA - Stati Uniti |
| ISBN | 08-978950-6-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNIOR-UON00234752 |
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HUDSON, Barbara Hill
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| Westport, London, : Bergin & Garvey, 2001 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. L'Orientale | ||
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African families and the crisis of social change / Edited by Thomas S. Weisner, Candice Bradley, and Philip L. Kilbride
| African families and the crisis of social change / Edited by Thomas S. Weisner, Candice Bradley, and Philip L. Kilbride |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Westport, : Bergin & Garvey, 1997 |
| Descrizione fisica | XXXII, 369 p. ; 23 cm |
| Disciplina | 306.85(Famiglia) |
| Soggetto topico | FAMIGLIA - Africa - Congressi |
| ISBN | 08-978947-3-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNIOR-UON00080509 |
| Westport, : Bergin & Garvey, 1997 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. L'Orientale | ||
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African-American teens discuss their schooling experiences [[electronic resource] /] / Gail L. Thompson
| African-American teens discuss their schooling experiences [[electronic resource] /] / Gail L. Thompson |
| Autore | Thompson Gail L. <1957-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Westport, CT, : Bergin & Garvey, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (199 p.) |
| Disciplina | 373.1829/96/073 |
| Soggetto topico |
African Americans - Education
African American high school students - Attitudes Educational surveys - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-92793-3
9786610927937 0-313-01145-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455975203321 |
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Thompson Gail L. <1957->
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| Westport, CT, : Bergin & Garvey, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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African-American teens discuss their schooling experiences [[electronic resource] /] / Gail L. Thompson
| African-American teens discuss their schooling experiences [[electronic resource] /] / Gail L. Thompson |
| Autore | Thompson Gail L. <1957-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Westport, CT, : Bergin & Garvey, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (199 p.) |
| Disciplina | 373.1829/96/073 |
| Soggetto topico |
African Americans - Education
African American high school students - Attitudes Educational surveys - United States |
| ISBN |
1-280-92793-3
9786610927937 0-313-01145-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780352503321 |
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Thompson Gail L. <1957->
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| Westport, CT, : Bergin & Garvey, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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African-American teens discuss their schooling experiences / / Gail L. Thompson
| African-American teens discuss their schooling experiences / / Gail L. Thompson |
| Autore | Thompson Gail L. <1957-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Westport, Conn. : , : Bergin & Garvey, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (199 p.) |
| Disciplina | 373.1829/96/073 |
| Soggetto topico |
African Americans - Education
African American high school students - Attitudes Educational surveys - United States |
| ISBN |
979-84-00-60829-2
1-280-92793-3 9786610927937 0-313-01145-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I Elementary School Experiences -- 1 Elementary School as a Precursor to Subsequent Schooling Experiences -- 2 Early Reading Habits and Attitudes about Reading -- 3 Elementary Teachers -- 4 Elementary Course Work and Homework -- Part II Middle School Experiences -- 5 Middle School Issues -- 6 Middle School Teachers -- 7 Middle School Course Work and Homework -- Part III High School Experiences -- 8 High School as an Ending and a Beginning -- 9 High School Teachers -- 10 High School Course Work and Homework -- Part IV Other Issues -- 11 Attitudes about College and Future Plans -- 12 Racism at School -- 13 School Safety -- 14 Parent Involvement -- 15 Conclusion -- References -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819077703321 |
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Thompson Gail L. <1957->
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| Westport, Conn. : , : Bergin & Garvey, , 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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African-centered schooling in theory and practice [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Diane S. Pollard, Cheryl S. Ajirotutu ; foreword by Edgar Epps
| African-centered schooling in theory and practice [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Diane S. Pollard, Cheryl S. Ajirotutu ; foreword by Edgar Epps |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Westport, Conn., : Bergin & Garvey, 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (235 p.) |
| Disciplina | 371.829/96/073 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
PollardDiane
AjirotutuCheryl |
| Soggetto topico |
African Americans - Education - Evaluation
Public schools - Wisconsin - Milwaukee Afrocentrism - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-313-00491-9
0-585-39341-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
African-Centered Schooling in Theor y and Practice; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Historical, Social, and Cultural Contexts of the African American Immersion Schools; A Portrait of the African American Immersion Elementary School; A Portrait of the African American Immersion Middle School; Transformations; Surface to Deep Transformations; Lessons Learned; References; Talent Development, Cultural Deep Struct ure, and School Reform: Implications for African Immersion Initiatives
"Island by Island We Must Go Across": Challenges f rom Language and Culture among African AmericansCulturally Relevant Pedagogy in African- Centered Schools: Possibilities for Progressive Educational Reform; Afrocentric Education: Critical Questions for Further Considerations; Epilogue; Index; About the Contributors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455860603321 |
| Westport, Conn., : Bergin & Garvey, 2000 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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African-centered schooling in theory and practice [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Diane S. Pollard, Cheryl S. Ajirotutu ; foreword by Edgar Epps
| African-centered schooling in theory and practice [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Diane S. Pollard, Cheryl S. Ajirotutu ; foreword by Edgar Epps |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Westport, Conn., : Bergin & Garvey, 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (235 p.) |
| Disciplina | 371.829/96/073 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
PollardDiane
AjirotutuCheryl |
| Soggetto topico |
African Americans - Education - Evaluation
Public schools - Wisconsin - Milwaukee Afrocentrism - United States |
| ISBN |
0-313-00491-9
0-585-39341-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
African-Centered Schooling in Theor y and Practice; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Historical, Social, and Cultural Contexts of the African American Immersion Schools; A Portrait of the African American Immersion Elementary School; A Portrait of the African American Immersion Middle School; Transformations; Surface to Deep Transformations; Lessons Learned; References; Talent Development, Cultural Deep Struct ure, and School Reform: Implications for African Immersion Initiatives
"Island by Island We Must Go Across": Challenges f rom Language and Culture among African AmericansCulturally Relevant Pedagogy in African- Centered Schools: Possibilities for Progressive Educational Reform; Afrocentric Education: Critical Questions for Further Considerations; Epilogue; Index; About the Contributors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780165203321 |
| Westport, Conn., : Bergin & Garvey, 2000 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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