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Dealing with narratives of vulnerable populations, this book looks at how they deal with dimensions of their social life, especially in regard to health. It reflects the socio-political ecologies like public hostility and stereotyping, neglect of their unique health needs, their courage to overcome adversity, and the love of family and healthcare providers in mitigating their problems. The narratives inform us about the dissimilarity between the way we speak, what we hear and how we act. American society likes to give the impression that it is listening to the plight of vulnerable populations, but the stories in this volume prove otherwise.

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This book's strength stems from being very interdisciplinary and providing a highly nuanced approach: using Subjects own voices to tell their stories is a unique methodology. Kwamina Panford, Northeastern University The many different stories recount the daily unbearable experiences of people in this community. Each single experience reported in this book represents tens of thousands of closely related cases in the US and abroad. Seth Antwi Ofori, University of Ghana The editors have compiled a stimulating and thought-provoking collection of narratives ... Most importantly they provide context to assist readers in understanding the different narratives. Ronald P. Schaefer, Southern Illinois University

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Cecilia Sem Obeng is a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Health Science at Indiana University in Bloomington. She has published four books, an edited volume, and over 60 articles.

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