The Positioning of Indigenous Australians as Health Care Recipients

Jill Guthrie*, Maggie Walter

*Corresponding author for this work

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterpeer-review

    Abstract

    The everyday operations of Australia's socioeconomic, racial, and cultural hierarchies have health consequences for Indigenous Australians. By comparing the socioeconomic and demographic positioning of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, we explore how the dominant "being" and "doing" of those who operate and control the health system impact Indigenous Australians. The ramifications of the ontological chasm between the two are then demonstrated in what happens, or not, around the seemingly straightforward task of collecting Indigenous status data for health statistics.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationWhen Culture Impacts Health
    Subtitle of host publicationGlobal Lessons for Effective Health Research
    PublisherElsevier Inc.
    Pages239-249
    Number of pages11
    ISBN (Print)9780124159211
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Feb 2013

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