How Long to Read Medical Caregiving and Identity in Pennsylvania's Anthracite Region, 1880–2000

How Long Does it Take to Read Medical Caregiving and Identity in Pennsylvania's Anthracite Region, 1880–2000?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 15 minutes to read Medical Caregiving and Identity in Pennsylvania's Anthracite Region, 1880–2000 by Karol K. Weaver

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

While much has been written about immigrant traditions, music, food culture, folklore, and other aspects of ethnic identity, little attention has been given to the study of medical culture, until now. In Medical Caregiving and Identity in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Region, 1880–2000, Karol Weaver employs an impressive range of primary sources, including folk songs, patent medicine advertisements, oral history interviews, ghost stories, and jokes, to show how the men and women of the anthracite coal region crafted their gender and ethnic identities via the medical decisions they made. Weaver examines communities’ relationships with both biomedically trained physicians and informally trained medical caregivers, and how these relationships reflected a sense of “Americanness.” She uses interviews and oral histories to help tell the story of neighborhood healers, midwives, Pennsylvania German powwowers, medical self-help, and the eventual transition to modern-day medicine. Weaver is able to show not only how each of these methods of healing was shaped by its patrons and their backgrounds but also how it helped mold the identities of the new Americans who sought it out.

How long is Medical Caregiving and Identity in Pennsylvania's Anthracite Region, 1880–2000?

Medical Caregiving and Identity in Pennsylvania's Anthracite Region, 1880–2000 by Karol K. Weaver is 189 pages long, and a total of 48,951 words.

This makes it 64% the length of the average book. It also has 60% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Medical Caregiving and Identity in Pennsylvania's Anthracite Region, 1880–2000 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 27 minutes to read Medical Caregiving and Identity in Pennsylvania's Anthracite Region, 1880–2000 aloud.

What Reading Level is Medical Caregiving and Identity in Pennsylvania's Anthracite Region, 1880–2000?

Medical Caregiving and Identity in Pennsylvania's Anthracite Region, 1880–2000 is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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