Aboriginal Children, History and Health
Author | : John Boulton |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 2016-04-28 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781317355311 |
ISBN-13 | : 1317355318 |
Rating | : 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This volume traces the complex reasons behind the disturbing discrepancy between the health and well-being of children in mainstream Australia and those in remote Indigenous communities. Invaluably informed by Boulton’s close working knowledge of Aboriginal communities, the book addresses growth faltering as a crisis of Aboriginal parenting and a continued problem for the Australian nation. The high rate and root causes of ill-health amongst Aboriginal children are explored through a unique synthesis of historical, anthropological, biological and medical analyses. Through this fresh approach, which includes the insights of specialists from a range of disciplines, Aboriginal Children, History and Health provides a thoughtful and innovative framework for considering Indigenous health.