04778nam 22007094a 450 991046520980332120200520144314.01-60256-490-60-19-975986-31-280-42793-0(CKB)2560000000299820(EBL)3051948(SSID)ssj0000247490(PQKBManifestationID)11208684(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000247490(PQKBWorkID)10195276(PQKB)11444388(StDuBDS)EDZ0000072761(MiAaPQ)EBC3051948(MiAaPQ)EBC272707(Au-PeEL)EBL3051948(CaPaEBR)ebr10091839(CaONFJC)MIL42793(OCoLC)62288283(Au-PeEL)EBL272707(EXLCZ)99256000000029982020041129d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSocial injustice and public health[electronic resource] /edited by Barry L. Levy, Victor W. SidelOxford Oxford University Press20061 online resource (552 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-517185-3 0-19-986535-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Foreword; Contributors; Part I: Introduction; 1. The Nature of Social Injustice and Its Impact on Public Health; Box 1-1. Concepts of Social Justice; Box 1-2. Universal Declaration of Human Rights; Box 1-3. International Declaration of Health Rights; Part II: How the Health of Specific Population Groups Is Affected by Social Injustice; 2. The Socioeconomically Disadvantaged; 3. Racial and Ethnic Minorities; 4. Women; 5. Children; Box 5-1. How the United States Compares With Other Developed Countries; Box 5-2. Saving Children's Lives in Developing Countries; 6. Older People7. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender/Transsexual Individuals8. People With Disabilities; Box 8-1. Terminology; Box 8-2. Disability and Education; Box 8-3. Similarities and Differences Among People With Disabilities; Box 8-4. Disability During Times of Disaster and Political Upheaval; 9. Incarcerated People; Box 9-1. Prisoner Abuse and Torture in the United States and Iraq; 10. Homeless People; 11. Forced Migrants: Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons; Part III: How Social Injustice Affects Health; 12. Medical Care; 13. Infectious Diseases; 14. NutritionBox 14-1. Definition of Key TermsBox 14-2. Obesity; 15. Chronic Diseases; Box 15-1. Selected Actors' Neglect of the Global Burden of Chronic Diseases; 16. Mental Health; 17. Assaultive Violence and War; Box 17-1. War and Public Health; Box 17-2. Genocide; 18. Environmental Health; 19. Occupational Safety and Health; Box 19-1. Epidemic of Toxic Liver Disease; Box 19-2. Economic Globalization; 20. Oral Health; Box 20-1. Social Inequalities in Oral Health Internationally; 21. International Health; Box 21-1. Trafficking in Persons; Box 21-2. Hunger and Malnutrition in Developing CountriesBox 21-3. Import of Hazardous Substances Into Developing CountriesPart IV: What Needs to Be Done; 22. Addressing Social Injustice in a Human Rights Context; 23. Promoting Social Justice Through Public Health Policies, Programs, and Services; 24. Strengthening Communities and the Roles of Individuals in Community Life; 25. Promoting Social Justice Through Education in Public Health; 26. Researching Critical Questions on Social Justice and Public Health: An Ecosocial Perspective; 27. Protecting Human Rights Through International and National Law28. Promoting Equitable and Sustainable Human DevelopmentAppendix: Some Organizations Addressing Social Injustice; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; YThis text defines social injustice as the active denial or violation based on the perception of the inferiority of specific groups. These groups are socially defined in terms of racial or ethnic status, language, country of origin, gender, sexual orientation or other perceived group characteristic.Social medicineSocial justicePublic healthSocial aspectsElectronic books.Social medicine.Social justice.Public healthSocial aspects.362.1/042Levy Barry S923963Sidel Victor W988229MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465209803321Social injustice and public health2259802UNINA04069nam 2200577 a 450 991046150110332120200520144314.01-57922-565-9(CKB)2670000000161097(EBL)911914(OCoLC)781635685(SSID)ssj0000622852(PQKBManifestationID)12292881(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000622852(PQKBWorkID)10647209(PQKB)10105942(MiAaPQ)EBC911914(Au-PeEL)EBL911914(CaPaEBR)ebr10545774(EXLCZ)99267000000016109720100209d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe evolving challenges of black college students[electronic resource] new insights for policy, practice, and research /edited by Terrell L. Strayhorn and Melvin C. Terrell ; foreword by Lemuel W. WatsonSterling, Va. Stylus20101 online resource (241 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-57922-245-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: The state of empirical research on African American collegians / Terrell L. Strayhorn -- Knowing God, knowing self: African American college students and spirituality / Dafina Lazarus Stewart -- Choosing college as a life or death decision: first-generation African American women's reflections on college choice / Rachele Winkle-Wagner -- Buoyant believers: resilience, self-efficacy, and academic success of low-income African American collegians / Terrell L. Strayhorn -- Focusing on achievement: African American student persistence in the academy / Fred Bonner II -- Triple threat: challenges and supports of black gay men at predominantly white campuses / Terrell L. Strayhorn, Amanda M. Blakewood, and James M. DeVita -- Challenges and supports of student-to-student interactions: insights on African American collegians / Belinda B. McFeeters -- "A home away from home": black cultural centers as supportive environments for African American collegians at white institutions / Terrell L. Strayhorn ... [et al.] -- The uniqueness of an HBCU environment: how a supportive campus climate promotes student success / Robert T. Palmer and Estelle Young -- College-bound sons: exploring parental influences on the pre-entry attributes of black males / Darryl B. Holloman and Terrell L. Strayhorn -- Mentoring and African American undergraduates' perceptions of academic success / Tonya N. Saddler -- New directions for future research on African American collegians / Terrell L. Strayhorn.The contributors make the case that the new generation of Black students differ in attitudes and backgrounds from earlier generations, and demonstrate the importance of understanding the diversity of Black identity. Successive chapters address the nature and importance of Black spirituality for reducing isolation and race-related stress, and as a source of meaning making; students' college selection and decision process and the expectations it fosters; the social-psychological determinants of academic achievement, and how resiliency can be developed and nurtured; institutional climate and the African AmericansEducation (Higher)African American college studentsSocial conditionsAfrican American college studentsAttitudesElectronic books.African AmericansEducation (Higher)African American college studentsSocial conditions.African American college studentsAttitudes.378.1/982996073Strayhorn Terrell L860237Terrell Melvin C860238MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461501103321The evolving challenges of black college students1919459UNINA