Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
-
- Arts and Humanities (3)
- Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (3)
- Public Health (2)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (2)
- Women's Health (2)
-
- Women's Studies (2)
- Anthropology (1)
- Communication (1)
- Gender and Sexuality (1)
- Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication (1)
- Health Communication (1)
- History (1)
- International and Area Studies (1)
- Islamic Studies (1)
- Latina/o Studies (1)
- Medical Humanities (1)
- Mental and Social Health (1)
- Near and Middle Eastern Studies (1)
- Race and Ethnicity (1)
- Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies (1)
- Religion (1)
- Social and Cultural Anthropology (1)
- Sociology (1)
- Sociology of Religion (1)
- Women's History (1)
- Publication
- Publication Type
Articles 1 - 4 of 4
Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Documenting & Describing Experiences Of Marginalized Gender Identities In Healthcare, Laura Stepnowski
Documenting & Describing Experiences Of Marginalized Gender Identities In Healthcare, Laura Stepnowski
Gettysburg Social Sciences Review
Despite its importance to quality and length of life, health varies widely among the U.S. population depending on various sociodemographic factors, such as age, race, gender, and income. This research focuses on the perception of treatment for those with marginalized gender identities. There is a long history of discrepancies in healthcare, but no time such as the present seems to be filled with such a nuanced perspective of quality of treatment for those with marginalized gender identities. This became evident through the focus groups conducted for this study. Findings show that participants used more collaborative language when discussing their positive …
Access To Mental Health Care For Depression Among Latina Women In Adams County, Alison P. Lauro
Access To Mental Health Care For Depression Among Latina Women In Adams County, Alison P. Lauro
Student Publications
This research project focused on what barriers prevent Latina women in Adams County from accessing mental health care. A survey was distributed to 52 women over several weeks. These participants, particularly immigrant and undocumented women, have lower rates of health insurance, low incomes, and limited transportation, and the county does not have accessible, Spanish speaking mental health professionals, which makes it nearly impossible for these women to access mental healthcare in the county.
History Of Key Events In Women’S Health Care, Zoё M. Chambliss
History Of Key Events In Women’S Health Care, Zoё M. Chambliss
Student Publications
In 1973, ninety-three percent of all American doctors were men (Ehrenreich and English). Gender based inequity permeates all spheres of women’s health care from employment to access to treatment to biologically-based myths of male superiority, yet women once presided over the health and spirituality of their communities and their own bodies. All of the earliest human societies worshipped the Earth Goddess and respected women as holy givers of life. This tradition persisted until the rise of the patriarchy and Western “Civilization” increasingly forced women out of positions of power and rewrote the religious stories to give supremacy to male sun …
Muslim Women And United States Healthcare: Challenges To Access And Navigation, Dayna M. Seeger
Muslim Women And United States Healthcare: Challenges To Access And Navigation, Dayna M. Seeger
What All Americans Should Know About Women in the Muslim World
This paper offers an analysis of the interactions of Muslim women in the US healthcare system in order to unpack challenges and propose potential accommodations. Islam may inform values or considerations in the context of other cultural factors or present Muslim women with specific challenges in seeking healthcare based on Islamic teachings or social constructs. This paper examines these factors by elaborating on an overview of Muslim interpretations of healthcare using religious authorities, text from the Qur’an, and social norms. It then delves into challenges faced by Muslim women in the US healthcare system and the implications of those challenges …