Strategies for Coping with Health Problems among Ghanaian Women: Contradictions between the Social Bases of Illness and the Medicalization of Distress

Joyce Y Avotri-Wuaku

Strategies for Coping with Health Problems among Ghanaian Women: Contradictions between the Social Bases of Illness and the Medicalization of Distress

Joyce Y Avotri-Wuaku

Department of Conflict Resolution Studies

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Original language	American English
State	Published - Sep 30 2005
Event	The Annual Meeting of Anthropologists and Sociologists of Kentucky - Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, United States Duration: Sep 30 2005 → Oct 1 2005 https://sites.google.com/view/ant-soc-kentucky/history?authuser=0

Conference

Conference	The Annual Meeting of Anthropologists and Sociologists of Kentucky
Country/Territory	United States
City	Bowling Green
Period	9/30/05 → 10/1/05
Internet address	https://sites.google.com/view/ant-soc-kentucky/history?authuser=0

Keywords

Ghana
coping strategies
health
illness
medication
stigmatism
women

Disciplines

Peace and Conflict Studies

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