Culture as a Problem in Linking Material Inequality to Health : On residential crowding in the Arctic ...
Two problems are noted in the process of measuring material inequality and linking it to health across cultural boundaries. First, comparative measurements may be used as the basis for policy making which ends up disciplining cultural minorities. In this way, policies intended to relieve disparities...
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ftdatacite:10.14288/1.0355684 2024-04-28T08:10:09+00:00 Culture as a Problem in Linking Material Inequality to Health : On residential crowding in the Arctic ... Lauster, Nathanael Thomas, 1972- Tester, Frank J. 2017 https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0355684 https://doi.library.ubc.ca/10.14288/1.0355684 en eng Elsevier https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.12.010 article-journal Text ScholarlyArticle 2017 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.14288/1.035568410.1016/j.healthplace.2009.12.010 2024-04-02T09:52:39Z Two problems are noted in the process of measuring material inequality and linking it to health across cultural boundaries. First, comparative measurements may be used as the basis for policy making which ends up disciplining cultural minorities. In this way, policies intended to relieve disparities can actually have the effect of extending the power of the dominant group to define the appropriate cultural understanding of the world for the minority group. Second, comparative measurements may inaccurately inform theories of how inequality works to influence health and wellbeing. To the extent that culture mediates the relationship between inequality and outcomes of interest to researchers, those ignoring cultural differences will fail to adequately assess the impact and significance of material inequality. In this paper we discuss and illustrate these problems with reference to the study and measurement of overcrowding and its effects on health and wellbeing for Inuit communities in Nunavut, Canada. ... Text Arctic inuit Nunavut DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) |
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Two problems are noted in the process of measuring material inequality and linking it to health across cultural boundaries. First, comparative measurements may be used as the basis for policy making which ends up disciplining cultural minorities. In this way, policies intended to relieve disparities can actually have the effect of extending the power of the dominant group to define the appropriate cultural understanding of the world for the minority group. Second, comparative measurements may inaccurately inform theories of how inequality works to influence health and wellbeing. To the extent that culture mediates the relationship between inequality and outcomes of interest to researchers, those ignoring cultural differences will fail to adequately assess the impact and significance of material inequality. In this paper we discuss and illustrate these problems with reference to the study and measurement of overcrowding and its effects on health and wellbeing for Inuit communities in Nunavut, Canada. ... |
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