The Triumph of Practicalty: Tradition and Modernity in Health Care Utilization in Selected Asian Countries

The Triumph of Practicalty

Tradition and Modernity in Health Care Utilization in Selected Asian Countries

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Edited by Stella R. Quah

Publisher:: ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
Online publication date:: October 2015
Print publication year:: 1990
Online ISBN:: 9789812304704

Series:: Books and Monographs
Subjects:: Sociology of Science and Medicine, Sociology

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This book analyses the process of modernization of health and healing practices, and documents in detail the current trend among people who use both traditional and modern medicine. It has two unique and important features. One is the focus - five nations in Asia (China, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand) which are at different stages of social and economic development, are studied and compared, providing a current and detailed picture of the combination of traditional and modern ways of healing. The second unique feature is that each chapter is written by scholars who not only have the advantage of firsthand knowledge of the situation in their respective countries but also bring into their analyses their extensive research experience in the areas of medical sociology and medical history. Moreover, as a book written in English, it offers valuable up-to-date information on the Chinese, Japanese and Thai health care systems, which is usually not accessible to readers unfamiliar with these languages.

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Tradition and Modernity in Health Care Utilization in Selected Asian Countries

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

List of Tables
pp vii-ix

List of Figures
pp x-xi

Contributors
pp xii-xiv

Preface
pp xv-xvi

1 - The Triumpth of Practicality
pp 1-18

2 - Marriage of Convenience: Traditional and Modern Medicine in the People's Republic of China
pp 19-42

3 - Traditional and Modern Medicine in Japan: Main Features
pp 43-74

4 - Stress-Coping and Traditional Health Care Utilization in Japan
pp 75-100

5 - Receptivity to Traditional Chinese and Modern Medicine among Chinese Adolescents in Hong Kong
pp 101-121

6 - The Best Bargain: Medical Options in Singapore
pp 122-159

7 - Utilization of Traditional and Modern Health Care Services in Thailand
pp 160-179

8 - Confirming the Triumph of Practicality
pp 180-195

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