Inequality and African-American health : how racial disparities create sickness / [electronic resource]
Hill, Shirley A.(Shirley Ann),1947-author.
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.
Specialized.
Specialized.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Apr 2022).
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.
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.
Discrimination in medical care
Minorities
African Americans
Health services accessibility