Both international and internal migration brings new challenges to public health systems. This book aims to critically review theoretical frameworks and literature, as well as discuss new practices and lessons related to culture, migration, and health communication in different countries. It features research and applied projects conducted by scholars from various disciplines including media and communication, public health, medicine, and nursing.
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Introduction: Health Communication at the Crossroads of Culture and Migration |
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PART I Theoretical Discussion and Application |
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1 Acculturation, Identity Management, and Cultural Competence: Understanding Culture and Health Communication from Dynamic and Dyadic Approaches |
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2 On the Diffusion of People and Practices: Prospects for Health Communication Research |
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3 Negotiating Health on Dirty Jobs: Culture-Centered Constructions of Health among Migrant Construction Workers in Singapore |
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PART II Cultural Differences and Disparities in Immigrants' Health Care Practices |
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4 Patient Involvement: Exploring Differences in Doctor-Patient Interaction among Immigrants and Non-immigrants with Back Pain in Switzerland |
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5 Cultural Competence in Health: Understanding the Food Choices of Older Ukrainian Australians |
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6 Chinese Migrant Mothers' Perceptions and Experiences of Health Risks in the UK |
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7 Health Information Disparities and Medical Tourism Use among Korean Immigrants in the US |
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PART III ICTs and Migrants' Health Communication |
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8 Spheres of Influence and New Technological Trajectories |
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9 Violence against Migrant Women Workers (MWWs) and the Role of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) |
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PART IV Culturally Grounded and Community-Based Health Intervention for Migrants |
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10 The PEN-3 Cultural Model: A Critical Review of Health Communication for Africans and African Immigrants |
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11 Women, Polarization, and Communication for Social Change: Breast Cancer Policy in Venezuela |
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12 Social Support, Social Control, and Dietary Acculturation among Asian Immigrants Living in the United States |
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PART V Methodological Reflections |
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13 Mobilities in/and Nomadic Health Research: Health Communication Scholarship and Flows across Migratory Landscapes |
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14 International Collaboration on Health Research: Strengths, Challenges, and Future Opportunities |
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List of Contributors |
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Yuping Mao is Assistant Professor in Communication Studies at California State University, Long Beach, USA.
Rukhsana Ahmed is Associate Professor at the Department of Communication, University of Ottawa, Canada.