| Impact of Demographics on Health and Healthcare: Race, Ethnicity and Other Social Factors Contributor(s): Kronenfeld, Jennie Jacobs (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1849507147 ISBN-13: 9781849507141 Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing OUR PRICE: $170.04 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Health Care Issues - Education | Special Education - General |
| Dewey: 362.104 |
| Series: Research in the Sociology of Health Care |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6" W x 9.1" (1.30 lbs) 312 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume focuses on differences in health and health care as linked to important social factors. The first section reviews basic material on the topic. The second section on racial and ethnic factors in differences in health and health care is the largest section of the book, and includes six articles looking at racial disparities on a variety of topics such as: knowledge of hepatitis C Virus; health services received and patients' experiences in seeking health care; use of CAM (complementary and alternative medicine) services; and, the role of social capital in class and race health disparities in health information seeking behaviour. Further sections include articles focused on geographic and community factors, gender and age, gender and language, and lifecourse issues such as maternal depression and hospice care. Research in the Sociology of Health Care, Volume 28 is essential reading for medical sociologists and people working in other social science disciplines studying health-related issues. It provides vital information for health services researchers, policy analysts and public health researchers. |