Race, Gender and Health

The influence of race and gender on the health status of nonwhite women in the United States is the theme of this book. Four distinct groups of women are examined closely: African Americans; American Indians and Alaskan Natives; Asian/Pacific Islander Americans; and Latinas. Contributors focus in particular on structural and cultural factors which affect women's health issues. The concluding chapter calls for the development of new paradigms to improve the delivery of health care for these women and for the US population as a whole.

List of contents

Series Editor¿s Introduction - John H Stanfield II
Foreword - Audrey F Manley
Health and Women of Color - Marcia Bayne-Smith
A Contextual Overview
African American Women - Lorna Scott McBarnette
American Indian and Alaska Native Women - Jo Ann Kauffman and Yvette K Joseph-Fox
Asian/Pacific Islander American Women - Reiko Homma True and Tessie Guillermo
Latino Women - Aida L Giachello
Redefining Health in the 21st Century - Marcia Bayne-Smith and Lorna Scott McBarnette

Summary

The influence of race and gender on the health status of nonwhite women in the United States is the theme of this book. Contributors focus in particular on structural and cultural factors which affect women's health issues.

Product details

• Authors: Marcia Bayne-Smith
• Assisted by: Marcia Bayne-Smith (Editor)
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.01.1996
• EAN: 9780803955059
• ISBN: 978-0-8039-5505-9
• No. of pages: 226
• Series: Sage Series on Race and Ethnic; SAGE Series on Race and Ethnic Relations; Sage Series on Race and Ethnic; Sage Race and Ethnic Relations
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology