Health Literacy among Bhutanese Adult Refugees in the United States: The Sociocultural Approach

Autor/inn/en	Chao, Xia; Kang, Boping
Titel	Health Literacy among Bhutanese Adult Refugees in the United States: The Sociocultural Approach
Quelle	In: Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 70 (2020) 3, S.258-276 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Chao, Xia)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0741-7136
DOI	10.1177/0741713620904047
Schlagwörter	Health; Refugees; Cultural Influences; Correlation; Sociocultural Patterns; Public Health; Adult Literacy; Social Justice; Civil Rights; Citizenship; Literacy Education; Consciousness Raising; Foreign Countries; Ethnography; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Profiles; Social Environment; Medicine; Folk Culture; Asian Culture; Language Proficiency; Oral Tradition; Bhutan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gesundheit; Flüchtling; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Korrelation; Soziokulturelle Theorie; Gesundheitswesen; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Staatsbürgerschaft; Bewusstseinsbildung; Ausland; Ethnografie; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Soziales Umfeld; Medizin; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Oral history; Mündliche Überlieferung
Abstract	Drawing on the accounts of literacy as socioculturally situated, this 2-year ethnography explores Bhutanese adult refugees' health literacy at the intersection of their culture and experiences. This study illustrates the multifaceted relations between health literacy, culture, integration, and empowerment. This study indicates health literacy as sociocultural practice. Health literacy is mediated by Bhutanese adults' oral tradition, language, education, and experiences over time. This study highlights health literacy as sociocultural participation--it resides in individuals' community engagement. Rather than simply describing their limited functional health literacy as "a big problem," this study recognizes Bhutanese adults' ability to take action to improve personal and community health. This study challenges the deficit view rooted in adult literacy. It advocates integrating health literacy into adult literacy education to raise public awareness that health literacy promotes social justice, human rights, and world citizenship. Implications for a bottom-up approach to health literacy education are provided. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01