Medical encounters in "closed religious communities" : palliative care for Low German-Speaking Mennonite people

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dc.contributor.authorFan, HaiYan (LingLing)
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorKulig, Judith Celene
dc.contributor.supervisorFerzacca, Steven
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-01T22:06:43Z
dc.date.available2012-06-01T22:06:43Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.descriptionxi, 231 leaves ; 29 cmen_US
dc.description.abstractThis multi-sited ethnography focuses on beliefs and practices associated with death, dying, and palliative care among the Low German-Speaking (LGS) Mennonites. The qualitative data, collected through participant-observation fieldwork and interviews conducted in three LGS Mennonite communities in Mexico and Canada, show a gap between official definitions of palliative care and its practice in real life. The LGS Mennonites’ care for their dying members, in reality, is integrated into their community lives that emphasize or reinforce discipleship by promoting the practices of mutual aid, social networks, and brotherhood/sisterhood among community members. This study also offers ethnographic insights into some difficulties that healthcare providers face while delivering the “holistic” palliative care services to their patients in general, and to the LGS Mennonites in particular. Finally, it provides some suggestions that may aid healthcare providers in developing culturally safe and competent health care services for the LGS Mennonite people living in Canada.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/3079
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Anthropology and Health Sciences, 2011en_US
dc.publisher.departmentAnthropology & Health Sciencesen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectMennonites -- Health and hygiene -- Canadaen_US
dc.subjectMennonites -- Health and hygiene -- Mexicoen_US
dc.subjectMennonites -- Social life and customs -- Canadaen_US
dc.subjectMennonites -- Social life and customs -- Mexicoen_US
dc.subjectPalliative treatment -- Canada -- Religious aspectsen_US
dc.subjectPalliative treatment -- Mexico -- Religious aspectsen_US
dc.subjectDeath -- Religious aspectsen_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.titleMedical encounters in "closed religious communities" : palliative care for Low German-Speaking Mennonite peopleen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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