Date of Award
2010-01-01
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Sociology
Advisor(s)
Josiah M. Heyman
Abstract
This study was built around the understanding that there is complexity in the "Hispanic"¹ health care/acculturation phenomenon. The El Paso region provides an environment where an array of cultural influences produces an acculturation process whose dynamics appear to be unique but in fact are not dissimilar to other regions where cultures are coming into contact with each other. The way borderland acculturation manifests itself in local "Hispanic" healthcare behaviors contradicts the concept of the neat move from "traditional" to the "formal" biomedical paradigm. The actual behavior observed adds support to the more complex, segmented, multi-dimensional interpretations of healthcare behavior adaptation in the "Hispanic" community.
Language
en
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
Copyright Date
2010
File Size
104 pages
File Format
application/pdf
Rights Holder
Aurelio Saldana
Recommended Citation
Saldana, Aurelio, "The Effects Of Acculturation On Healthcare In The Mexican-Origin Community: El Paso County, Texas" (2010). Open Access Theses & Dissertations. 2581.
https://scholarworks.utep.edu/open_etd/2581
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