Accounting for Irish Catholic ill health in Scotland: A qualitative exploration of some links between 'religion', class and health

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 527-556

  Walls, Patricia ^a   Williams, Rory ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnic health; Irish Catholic; Sectarian; Stress; White

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH; HISTORY; HUMAN; OCCUPATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRESS; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK; ADULT; AGED; CAREER MOBILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; MINORITY GROUP; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; CAREER CHOICE; CAREER MOBILITY; CATHOLICISM; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; MOTIVATION; PREJUDICE; PROTESTANTISM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCOTLAND; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 4143062839     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0141-9889.2004.00404.x     Document Type: Article

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