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Autore: | Hill Shirley A (Shirley Ann), <1947-> |
Titolo: | Inequality and African-American health : how racial disparities create sickness / / Shirley A. Hill [[electronic resource]] |
Pubblicazione: | Bristol : , : Policy Press, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (v, 194 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina: | 362.108996073 |
Soggetto topico: | Discrimination in medical care - United States |
Minorities - Medical care - United States | |
African Americans - Medical care - United States | |
Health services accessibility - United States | |
Note generali: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Apr 2022). |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Introduction -- Race, sexism, and health outcomes -- Sickness in slavery and freedom -- Health behaviors in social context -- Medical care and health policy -- Economic decline and incarceration -- Love, sexuality, and (non)marriage -- Children's health -- Conclusion. |
Sommario/riassunto: | This is the first book to offer a comprehensive perspective on health and sickness among African Americans. It shows how living in a highly racialized society affects health through multiple social contexts, including neighborhoods, personal and family relationships, and the medical system. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Inequality and African-American Health |
ISBN: | 1-4473-2285-1 |
1-4473-2282-7 | |
1-4473-2284-3 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910136450703321 |
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