The University of Western Australia
Professor Beverley McNamara
Professor
Contact details
| Address | Anthropology and Sociology The University of Western Australia (M255) 35 Stirling Highway CRAWLEY WA 6009 Australia |
|---|---|
| Phone | 6488 2742 |
| Fax | 6488 1062 |
| bevmc@cyllene.uwa.edu.au |
Key research
- Research interests include: health and medicine; ageing, dying and death; embodiment and illness experience; cross-cultural health care; and Australian society.
Major research interests
- Ageing and end of life issues
- Australian society
- Family and life span
- Medical anthropology and sociology
- Sociology of science and technology
Qualifications
BA PhD W.Aust.
Publications
Mcnamara, B.A., Rosenwax, L. 2007, 'Factors affecting place of death in Western Australia', Health and Place, 13, pp. 356-367.
Mcnamara, B.A., Rosenwax, L. 2007, 'The mismanagement of dying ', Health Sociology Review , 16, 2, pp. 373-383.
Rosenwax, L.K., Mcnamara, B.A. 2006, 'Who receives specialist palliative care in Western Australia - and who misses out', Palliative Medicine, 20, pp. 439-445.
Mcnamara, B.A., Rosenwax, L.K., Holman, C.D.J. 2006, 'A Method for Defining and Estimating the Palliative Care Population', Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 32, 1, pp. 5-12.
Rosenwax, L.K., McNamara, B.A., Blackmore, A.M., Holman, C.D.J. 2005, 'Estimating the size of a potential palliative care population', Palliative Medicine, 19, 7, pp. 556-562.
Mcnamara, B.A. 2004, 'Good enough death: autonomy and choice in Australian palliative care', Social Science and Medicine, 58, 5, pp. 929-938.
Durey, A., McNamara, B.A., Larsen, A. 2003, 'Towards a Health Career for Rural and Remote Students: Cultural and Structural Barriers Influencing Choices', Australian Journal of Rural Health, 11, pp. 145-150.
McNamara, B. 2002 Disordered body image: an anthropological perspective. In Disorders of Body Image, D. Castle & K. Phillips (eds). Hampshire: Wrightson Biomedical Publishing.
McNamara, B. 2001 Fragile Lives: Death, Dying and Care. Sydney: Allen & Unwin.
McNamara, B. 2000 Dying of Cancer. In Death and Dying in Australia: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, A. Kellehear (ed). Melbourne: Oxford University Press, pp. 133-144.
McNamara, B. 1998 A ‘good enough’ death? In Health Matters: A Sociology of Illness, Prevention and Care, A. Petersen & C. Waddell (eds). Sydney: Allen & Unwin, pp. 169-184.
McNamara, B., C. Waddell & M. Colvin 1997. Five challenges to the Good Death in hospice. In Meeting the Health Challenges of the 21st Century: Partnerships in Social Science and Health Science, V. Miralao (ed). Quezon City: The University of Philippines Press, pp. 199-216.
McNamara, B., K. Martin, C, Waddell & K. Yuen 1997. Palliative care in a multicultural society: perceptions of health care professionals. Palliative Medicine 11:359-367.
Waddell, C. & B. McNamara 1997. The stereotypical fallacy: a comparison of Anglo and Chinese Australians’ thoughts about facing death. Mortality 2(2):149-159.
McNamara, B., C. Waddell & M. Colvin 1995. Threats to the Good Death: the cultural context of stress and coping among hospice nurses. Sociology of Health and Illness 17(2):222-244.
McNamara, B., C. Waddell & M. Colvin 1994. The Institutionalisation of the Good Death. Social Science and Medicine 39(11):1501-1508.
Mcnamara, B.A., Rosenwax, L. 2007, 'The mismanagement of dying ', Health Sociology Review , 16, 2, pp. 373-383.
Rosenwax, L.K., Mcnamara, B.A. 2006, 'Who receives specialist palliative care in Western Australia - and who misses out', Palliative Medicine, 20, pp. 439-445.
Mcnamara, B.A., Rosenwax, L.K., Holman, C.D.J. 2006, 'A Method for Defining and Estimating the Palliative Care Population', Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 32, 1, pp. 5-12.
Rosenwax, L.K., McNamara, B.A., Blackmore, A.M., Holman, C.D.J. 2005, 'Estimating the size of a potential palliative care population', Palliative Medicine, 19, 7, pp. 556-562.
Mcnamara, B.A. 2004, 'Good enough death: autonomy and choice in Australian palliative care', Social Science and Medicine, 58, 5, pp. 929-938.
Durey, A., McNamara, B.A., Larsen, A. 2003, 'Towards a Health Career for Rural and Remote Students: Cultural and Structural Barriers Influencing Choices', Australian Journal of Rural Health, 11, pp. 145-150.
McNamara, B. 2002 Disordered body image: an anthropological perspective. In Disorders of Body Image, D. Castle & K. Phillips (eds). Hampshire: Wrightson Biomedical Publishing.
McNamara, B. 2001 Fragile Lives: Death, Dying and Care. Sydney: Allen & Unwin.
McNamara, B. 2000 Dying of Cancer. In Death and Dying in Australia: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, A. Kellehear (ed). Melbourne: Oxford University Press, pp. 133-144.
McNamara, B. 1998 A ‘good enough’ death? In Health Matters: A Sociology of Illness, Prevention and Care, A. Petersen & C. Waddell (eds). Sydney: Allen & Unwin, pp. 169-184.
McNamara, B., C. Waddell & M. Colvin 1997. Five challenges to the Good Death in hospice. In Meeting the Health Challenges of the 21st Century: Partnerships in Social Science and Health Science, V. Miralao (ed). Quezon City: The University of Philippines Press, pp. 199-216.
McNamara, B., K. Martin, C, Waddell & K. Yuen 1997. Palliative care in a multicultural society: perceptions of health care professionals. Palliative Medicine 11:359-367.
Waddell, C. & B. McNamara 1997. The stereotypical fallacy: a comparison of Anglo and Chinese Australians’ thoughts about facing death. Mortality 2(2):149-159.
McNamara, B., C. Waddell & M. Colvin 1995. Threats to the Good Death: the cultural context of stress and coping among hospice nurses. Sociology of Health and Illness 17(2):222-244.
McNamara, B., C. Waddell & M. Colvin 1994. The Institutionalisation of the Good Death. Social Science and Medicine 39(11):1501-1508.
Future research
Within the broad area of medical anthropology and sociology my research focuses on the experience and management of terminal illness in contemporary Australian society. This research has included an ethnography of hospice and palliative care and qualitative studies of the cancer experience and cross-cultural beliefs and practices in dying and death. My current research explores the notion of social death as constructed in the experience of dementia. This research involves observing dementia sufferers and interviewing their family caregivers. I also have a growing interest in the cultural, social and ethical issues surrounding the Human Genome Project and I am currently involved in a multidisciplinary project investigating public perceptions of genomic research. I plan to study this topical social issue further in an analysis of media representations of the Human Genome Project.
Teaching
Healing, Medicine and Culture; Health and Illness in Australian Society; Anthropology 101 and 102; Introduction to Social Research Methods; Urban Anthropology; and Sociological Perspectives in Australian Society.
Health and Illness in Australian Society uses anthropological and sociological perspectives to focus on the social context of health and illness in Australian society and the changing nature of Australia health care. The unit addresses why some groups get sicker than others, emphasising the social production and distribution of health inequalities.
Health and Illness in Australian Society uses anthropological and sociological perspectives to focus on the social context of health and illness in Australian society and the changing nature of Australia health care. The unit addresses why some groups get sicker than others, emphasising the social production and distribution of health inequalities.
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