Querying Everyday Scarcity: A Feminist Political Economy Analysis of Kidney Dialysis and Transplantation in Rural British Columbia

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dc.contributor.advisorDaly, Tamara J.
dc.creatorBrassolotto, Julia Marina
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-28T15:03:31Z
dc.date.available2015-08-28T15:03:31Z
dc.date.copyright2014-10-16
dc.date.issued2015-08-28
dc.date.updated2015-08-28T15:03:31Z
dc.degree.disciplineHealth
dc.degree.levelDoctoral
dc.degree.namePhD - Doctor of Philosophy
dc.description.abstractThis thesis uses a feminist political economy perspective to analyze the findings from a qualitative case study regarding kidney dialysis and transplantation in rural and remote British Columbia. This case study was conducted in order to investigate the concept of "scarcity," which is very common in organ transfer discourse. Critical ethnography and document analysis were used to examine the ways in which scarcity manifests in policy, practice, and everyday life. The main areas of focus include: the systemic context for the practices; the intersection of social location and geographic isolation; the intersection of gender, work and health; the implications of work in the local resource industry for renal health and renal replacement options; the role of unpaid care work provided by family members; and the implications of shifting care from institutions to families and individuals – particularly in a rural and remote context. Broadly, I argue that the scarcity of transplantable organs remains the dominant public discourse, that this discourse informs policies and practices, and that, despite these trends, lived experiences of scarcity at this site of study have more to do with the scarcity of human and health care resources, particular services, and health and life-sustaining resources for patients.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/29926
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectPublic policy
dc.subjectGeography
dc.subjectSocial research
dc.subject.keywordsFeminist political economy
dc.subject.keywordsHemodialysis
dc.subject.keywordsKidney transplantation
dc.subject.keywordsHealth geography
dc.subject.keywordsRural health
dc.subject.keywordsRural Canada
dc.subject.keywordsGender and work
dc.subject.keywordsCare work
dc.subject.keywordsSocial determinants of health
dc.subject.keywordsUnpaid health care work
dc.subject.keywordsPublic policy
dc.subject.keywordsScarcity
dc.subject.keywordsCase study
dc.subject.keywordsCritical ethnography
dc.subject.keywordsHealth services research
dc.titleQuerying Everyday Scarcity: A Feminist Political Economy Analysis of Kidney Dialysis and Transplantation in Rural British Columbia
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US

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