Title: Inequality and African-American health : how racial disparities create sickness /
Authors: Hill, Shirley A. 1947-
Year: 2016
Subjects: African Americans Health and hygiene; African Americans Medical care; Health services accessibility United States; Discrimination in medical care United States; Health and race; African Americans Health and hygiene; African Americans Medical care; Discrimination in medical care; Health and race; Health services accessibility; African Americans; Minority Health; Racism; Health Status Disparities; Healthcare Disparities; United States; United States
Abstract: 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.
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.