Perspectives on the health of immigrant women: a feminist analysis.
This article focuses on the health status of two groups of immigrant women and their experiences surrounding help-seeking. It is argued that social, economic, and political forces play a crucial role in determining the subjective experiences of immigrant women in their contacts with the health care system. Case studies of Indo-Canadian and Greek women are used to illustrate this perspective.
D001294:Attitude to Health; D002170:Canada; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003863:Depression; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece / Q000208:ethnology; D006262:Health; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D008132:Loneliness; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011788:Quality of Life; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology; D014933:Women's Rights