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Author:

Hill, Shirley A. (Shirley Ann), 1947- author.

Title:

Inequality and African-American health : how racial disparities create sickness / Shirley A. Hill.

Publisher:

Policy Press,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

v, 194 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

African Americans--Health and hygiene.
African Americans--Medical care.
Health services accessibility--United States.
Discrimination in medical care--United States.
Health and race.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-185) and index.

Contents:

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.

Summary:

This book reveals how living in a highly racialized society affects health through multiple social contexts, including neighborhoods, personal and family relationships, and the medical system.

ISBN:

1447322819
9781447322818

OCLC:

(OCoLC)961936952

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UUAX975 -- Briar Cliff University - Mueller Library (Sioux City)