UID:
almahu_9949315001402882
Format:
1 online resource (v, 194 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781447322832 (ebook)
Content:
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.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Apr 2022).
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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.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781447322818
Language:
English
URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9781447322832/type/BOOK
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