The health of segregated Roma: first-line views and practices: a case study in Slovakia using ethnographic methods

Abstract

Segregated Roma are also being oppressed through their self-exclusionary hopes and tastes. Chapter 3 of this thesis 2. Pushed and pulled towards the so-called margins, most segregated Roma become skilled at escaping the relative disadvantages of life standard in the so-called centers. Chapter 4 of this thesis 3. Many people who happen to serve segregated Roma feel that such position gradually forces them to choose between useless burnout and cynical neglect. Chapter 5 of this thesis 4. Trusting segregated Roma with more decision power and resources causes many of them to challenge the local structures that oppress them. Chapter 6 of this thesis 5. It would require a rather explicit selection process to make any risky genes concentrate in any Roma group-much more selective than Roma history could lead to. Chapter 7 of this thesis 6. Antigypsyism drives the poor health status of the Roma, mostly because most people involved, including segregated Roma, do not understand that it is so. Discussion of this thesis 7. We cannot claim to have formulated a convincing denial of the inequality of the human races, so long as we fail to consider the problem of the inequality-or diversity-of human cultures, which is in fact-however unjustifiably-closely associated with it in the public mind. Claude Levi-Strauss 8. We're all going to die, all of us, what a circus! That alone should make us love each other but it doesn't. We are terrorized and flattened by trivialities, we are eaten up by nothing. Charles Bukowski 9. We live in a world where we have to hide to make love, while violence is practiced in broad daylight. John Lennon 10. We are lost, but other animals point to the right road. They are the right road.

Conceptualization of Roma in Policy Documents Related to Social Inclusion and Health in the Czech Republic

“…This similarity can be attributed to the geographical and political closeness of the two national states, which have a shared history of a common state—Czechoslovakia. Although targeting health-endangering behaviours seem to be reasonable given that the Roma—particularly those living in social exclusion—do engage in such behaviours more frequently [ 15 ], the approach and rationale for actions as found in the policy documents seem to lack the awareness of the root causes of engaging in such behaviours, specifically in the population of socially excluded Roma [ 24 ] on one hand, or the theory of planned behaviour [ 25 ] on the other.…”

To Comply or Not to Comply: Roma Approach to Health Laws

“…predominantly with publications explaining the concept of semi-autonomous fields (SAF) [28] and the theory of planned behavior (TPB) [47] and with Belak's papers on Roma [25,48,49]. Documents were obtained mainly from scientific articles published in reputable journals, as listed in the references.…”

“…Our design was an analytical study, with the studies of Ajzen (The Theory of Planned Behavior) and of Moore (Semi-autonomous field) as the most important starting points. We worked predominantly with publications explaining the concept of semi-autonomous fields (SAF) [28] and the theory of planned behavior (TPB) [47] and with Belak's papers on Roma [25,48,49]. Documents were obtained mainly from scientific articles published in reputable journals, as listed in the references.…”

“…Roma are one of the largest and internally most variable ethnically defined populations in Europe [48]. Due to this, it is very difficult to identify some general characteristics.…”

Aspects of Illness and Death among Roma—Have They Changed after More than Two Hundred Years?

“…Distinct health beliefs and practices among Roma related to illnesses and death have attracted attention from various fields of research [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12]. The current research interest mostly focuses on topics such as the description of Roma health [13], Roma health behaviour [14,15], understanding Roma health [16] and its determinants [17] from the management of most common illnesses among the Roma population [18] and health-mediation programs [19] to comparisons with the non-Roma population regarding specific chronic illnesses [20,21,22,23,24,25,26].…”