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Inequality and African-American Health : How Racial Disparities Create Sickness /

Institutionalized racism adversely affects the health of African Americans, and it operates through multiple institutions, e.g., the medical system, the criminal justice system, and families. This book looks at the historic origins of the black health deficit and how it is perpetuated by health poli...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Hill, Shirley A. (Shirley Ann), 1947- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Chicago, IL, USA : Policy Press, 2017.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction
  • Part One: Theorizing social inequalities in health. Race, racism, and health outcomes
  • Sickness in slavery and freedom
  • Part Two Health and medicine. Health behaviors in social context
  • Medical care and health policy
  • Part Three Health and families. Economic decline and incarceration
  • Love, sexuality, and (non)marriage
  • Children's health
  • Conclusion.