Zaman, S. (2006) Beds in a Bangladeshi hospital. Medische Antropologie, 18(1), pp. 193-204.
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Abstract
This essay is based on a larger ethnographic study in a government teaching hospital in Bangladesh. Through photographs I examine how beds in one of the wards take on a distinct nature and express the values and norms of Bangladeshi society at-large. Admission of too many patients along with the scarcity of beds threatens the privacy of patients. Because relatives are an integral part of the hospital organization, beds in the ward are used both by patients and relatives. While the male section of the ward is overcrowded, female beds mostly remain empty. Finally, to an orthopaedic patient, beds are like prisons. The beds of the Bangladeshi hospital show the general poverty of the country, the crucial role of family in people’s life, and the relative invisibility of women in public sphere.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Zaman, Dr Shahaduz |
| Authors: | Zaman, S. |
| College/School: | College of Social Sciences > School of Social & Environmental Sustainability |
| Journal Name: | Medische Antropologie |
| Publisher: | Universiteit van Amsterdam |
| ISSN: | 0925-4374 |
| ISSN (Online): | 2405-691X |
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