Health, Ethnicity and Diabetes

Racialised Constructions of 'Risky' South Asian Bodies

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies, Sociology
Cover of the book Health, Ethnicity and Diabetes by Harshad Keval, Palgrave Macmillan UK
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Harshad Keval ISBN: 9781137457035
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK Publication: May 18, 2016
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: Harshad Keval
ISBN: 9781137457035
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication: May 18, 2016
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

This book explores the often contentious relationship between health, concepts of race and ethnicity, and the impact on South Asian groups. Using medical sociological and anthropological perspectives, it excavates racialised constructions of diabetes ‘risk’ within discourses, and highlights the contrasting counter narratives in people’s accounts of their everyday lives.

By identifying a number of components to the discursive, racialised construction of ‘risky’ South Asian bodies, this book problematises taken for granted understandings of culture, lifestyle and genetic risk. The mobilisation of these mechanisms in health science and interventions result in a racialising gaze, directed at groups already experiencing historically embedded race-related issues. The book situates these constructions of risk against the emergent, fluid and dynamic counter narratives to risk constructions. The new found momentum in genetic science is also critiqued in its formulation of racial-genetic risk, especially in the case of diabetes in South Asian groups, and is identified as perpetuating a series of racializing processes.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This book explores the often contentious relationship between health, concepts of race and ethnicity, and the impact on South Asian groups. Using medical sociological and anthropological perspectives, it excavates racialised constructions of diabetes ‘risk’ within discourses, and highlights the contrasting counter narratives in people’s accounts of their everyday lives.

By identifying a number of components to the discursive, racialised construction of ‘risky’ South Asian bodies, this book problematises taken for granted understandings of culture, lifestyle and genetic risk. The mobilisation of these mechanisms in health science and interventions result in a racialising gaze, directed at groups already experiencing historically embedded race-related issues. The book situates these constructions of risk against the emergent, fluid and dynamic counter narratives to risk constructions. The new found momentum in genetic science is also critiqued in its formulation of racial-genetic risk, especially in the case of diabetes in South Asian groups, and is identified as perpetuating a series of racializing processes.

More books from Palgrave Macmillan UK

Cover of the book The Holocaust and European Societies by Harshad Keval
Cover of the book The Palgrave Handbook of Slavic Languages, Identities and Borders by Harshad Keval
Cover of the book After the Dresden Bombing by Harshad Keval
Cover of the book Racial and Ethnic Identities in the Media by Harshad Keval
Cover of the book Developments in Logistics and Supply Chain Management by Harshad Keval
Cover of the book Presuppositions and Cognitive Processes by Harshad Keval
Cover of the book Political Aspirations and Perils of Security by Harshad Keval
Cover of the book Invisible Crimes and Social Harms by Harshad Keval
Cover of the book British Sociology's Lost Biological Roots by Harshad Keval
Cover of the book Reassessing Egalitarianism by Harshad Keval
Cover of the book Bergson, Complexity and Creative Emergence by Harshad Keval
Cover of the book Affectivity and Philosophy after Spinoza and Nietzsche by Harshad Keval
Cover of the book Creating Citizenship Communities by Harshad Keval
Cover of the book The Slovak–Polish Border, 1918-1947 by Harshad Keval
Cover of the book Islamic Organizations in Europe and the USA by Harshad Keval
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy