Aboriginal children, history, and health : beyond social determinants
Aboriginal children, history, and health : beyond social determinants
edited by John Boulton, with Gaynor Macdonald and contributions from Christine Choo, Zeʼev Hochberg, and Rani Kerin.
- xxiii, 237 pages; illustrations, 22 cm.
Includes index.
pt. 1. The child in the human story --
pt. 2. The child in political history --
pt. 3. Political, ecological and social disruptions to the prerequisites of parenting --
pt. 4. Disorders of child growth and development : a metric of structural violence --
pt. 5. Conclusion.
This volume traces the complex reasons behind the disturbing discrepancy between the health and well-being of children in mainstream Australia and those in remote indigenous communities. Invaluably informed by Boulton's close working knowledge of Aboriginal communities, the book addresses growth faltering as a crisis of Aboriginal parenting and a continued problem for the Australian nation. The high rate and root causes of ill-health amongst Aboriginal children are explored through a unique synthesis of historical, anthropological, biological and medical analyses. Through this fresh approach, which includes the insights of specialists from a range of disciplines, Aboriginal Children, History and Health provides a thoughtful and innovative framework for considering Indigenous health.
9781138955257 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Children, Aboriginal Australian--Health and hygiene.
Aboriginal Australians.
Children--Health and hygiene--Australia.
Child development--Australia.
Rural children--Health and hygiene--Australia.
Parenting--Australia.
RJ103 ABO
Includes index.
pt. 1. The child in the human story --
pt. 2. The child in political history --
pt. 3. Political, ecological and social disruptions to the prerequisites of parenting --
pt. 4. Disorders of child growth and development : a metric of structural violence --
pt. 5. Conclusion.
This volume traces the complex reasons behind the disturbing discrepancy between the health and well-being of children in mainstream Australia and those in remote indigenous communities. Invaluably informed by Boulton's close working knowledge of Aboriginal communities, the book addresses growth faltering as a crisis of Aboriginal parenting and a continued problem for the Australian nation. The high rate and root causes of ill-health amongst Aboriginal children are explored through a unique synthesis of historical, anthropological, biological and medical analyses. Through this fresh approach, which includes the insights of specialists from a range of disciplines, Aboriginal Children, History and Health provides a thoughtful and innovative framework for considering Indigenous health.
9781138955257 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Children, Aboriginal Australian--Health and hygiene.
Aboriginal Australians.
Children--Health and hygiene--Australia.
Child development--Australia.
Rural children--Health and hygiene--Australia.
Parenting--Australia.
RJ103 ABO