Researching inequalities: lessons from an ethnographic study

Studies exploring health inequalities have often demonstrated the inappropriateness of service provision in relation to the needs of disadvantaged communities. However, the research methods used to explore these issues have been subject to less scrutiny. This chapter considers whether research methods used for a study of long-term illness in a Pakistani community in the UK were appropriate and sensitive to the needs and priorities of Pakistani people. Findings in relation to fieldwork revealed the value of ethnographic methodology in providing context to data from semi-structured interviews. However, attitudes towards research within the Pakistani community, which formed part of this context, indicated that many Pakistani respondents felt disengaged from and cynical about the research process. They also felt vulnerable to exploitation and to abuse of trust from researchers and other professionals. These findings have implications for the methodological approaches adopted during research and their acceptability to research subjects in marginalised communities. Research methods and designs that engage individuals and offer reciprocity through practical outcomes that meet their needs are suggested as more appropriate than traditional qualitative methods

Cultural competency: professional action and South Asian carers

Inequality and exclusion are characteristic of the experience of UK South Asian communities. In health care, community needs are often not addressed by health and social welfare services. An increase in cultural competency is now part of identified policy. The aim of this paper is to examine the extent to which there is evidence of cultural competency amongst professionals concerning South Asian parents caring for a person with cerebral palsy. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with respondents from 19 service organisations. Results are presented on perceptions of service delivery and on the dynamics of service development: evidence is found that inadequate service delivery continues despite professional knowledge that it exists. Conditions necessary for the achievement of cultural competence are discussed. We suggest that service development to meet the needs of South Asian carers must form part of an overall strategy geared to change at different levels within and outside service organisations

People with learning disabilities and mental health problems: the impact of ethnicity

There is increasing awareness of the needs of people with learning disabilities from different ethnic communities. This paper focuses on the impact of ethnicity on the presentation of mental health problems. The main aim of the paper is to inform those planning and delivering mental health services for people with learning disabilities of the current evidence, in order to enable their practice to improve health outcomes for people from minority ethnic communitie

ECONOMICS OF WHEAT-FALLOW CROPPING SYSTEMS IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA

Income and risk aspects of wheat-fallow cropping systems are analyzed in western North Dakota. A wheat yield trend estimation model based on county yields (1950-77) is developed using independent variables of year, annual precipitation, acres of nonfallowed wheat and a dummy variable for fallow and nonfallow practices. The year-to-year change in wheat yields on fallowed and nonfallowed land indicates that summer fallow is becoming less desirable economically. Based on 1980 costs and yields, summer fallow maximizes returns to land at low yields, low wheat prices, and high nitrogen prices. Income variability is reduced under summer fallow.Crop Production/Industries,

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Performance Factors and Management Practices Related to Earnings of East Central North Dakota Crop Farms

Agricultural Finance, Farm Management,

Entoloma mediterraneense Noordel. & Hauskn., una interessant espècie recol·lectada a l'illa de Mallorca

Es descriu, es comenta i s' il·lustra una recol·lecció d'Entololna mediterran eense Noordel. & Hauskn., que prové de l'illa de Mallorca. D'acord amb la informació que hem consultat , creiem que aquesta és la primera vegada que se cita a les Illes Balears.A collection of Entoloma mediterraneense Noordel. & Hauskn. , found on Majorca Island, is described. To our knowledge, this is the first record of the species for the Balearic Islands.Se describe, se comenta y se ilustra una recolección de Entoloma mediterran eense Noordel. & Hauskn. , procedente de la Isla de Mallorca . De acuerdo con la informaci ón que hemos consultado, creemos que ésta es la primera vez que se cita en las Islas Baleares