Date Available
5-3-2011
Year of Publication
2010
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Document Type
Thesis
College
Arts and Sciences
Department
Anthropology
First Advisor
Dr. Mary Anglin
Abstract
This thesis focuses on the social determinants of health in Appalachia. Using anthropological ethnographic field methods, this thesis explores the ways in which public assistance programs and exchanges between health care practitioners and clients result in discourses of blame and responsibly. Also included is a discussion of the role that health insurance plays in granting or denying individuals living in poverty the opportunity for treatment and care. The narratives collected for this project then become the bases for a critical examination of the public discourse surrounding health care reform in the United States in 2009 and 2010.
Recommended Citation
New, Elizabeth J., "CONSTRUCTING INEQUALITY IN THREE KENTUCKY COMMUNITIES: DISCOURSES OF BLAME AND RESPONSIBILTY" (2010). University of Kentucky Master's Theses. 61.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_theses/61
