The Starting Gate
Subtitle: Birth Weight and Life Chances
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: October 8, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780520239555
Subjects: Biological anthropology; Birth; Children; Social & cultural anthropology; Social aspects; Children's Studies; Americas (North Central South West Indies); Sociology; Social Science; Medical / Nursing; USA; Economic aspects; Americana; Anthropology - General; Health Care Delivery; Social Science / Sociology / General; Social mobility; History; Birth weight, Low
Description: Seven per cent of newborns in the United States weigh in at less than five and a half pounds. In this text the authors argue that the social and biological determinants and consequences of low birth weight have not been adequately explored by social scientists or natural/life scientists.