HEALTH IN AMERICA: A MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVE
by Raymond M. Nakamura
Category: Health & Fitness

Writing in a style accessible to undergraduates and graduate students, Nakamura (California Polytechnic State University) discusses health issues that US racial and ethnic minority populations face. He reviews traditional healing theories of various cultures, and explores the family and its role in the health of family members. Stress factors common to racial and ethnic minority Americans, such as gang violence, are examined, and issues of diet, drug and alcohol use, and gender are discussed. This fourth edition includes expanded coverage of humanistic and behavioral theories in a chapter on mental health. Annotation : 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).