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Gender, Race, Class and Health: Intersectional Approaches
Amy J Schulz
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Description for Gender, Race, Class and Health: Intersectional Approaches
Paperback. This book for faculty, students, and researchers in public health and the social sciences addresses health disparities based on race and racism, and classism and gender and sexism. This edited volume brings together an interdisciplinary group of social scientists and public health scholars to examine these issues. Editor(s): Schulz, Amy J.; Mullings, Leith. Series: Public Health/Vulnerable Populations. Num Pages: 470 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 623.
Gender, Race, Class, and Health examines relationships between economic structures, race, culture, and gender, and their combined influence on health. The authors systematically apply social and behavioral science to inspect how these dimensions intersect to influence health and health care in the United States. This examination brings into sharp focus the potential for influencing policy to improve health through a more complete understanding of the structural nature of race, gender, and class disparities in health. As useful as it is readable, this book is ideal for students and professionals in public health, sociology, anthropology, and women’s studies.
Gender, Race, Class, and Health examines relationships between economic structures, race, culture, and gender, and their combined influence on health. The authors systematically apply social and behavioral science to inspect how these dimensions intersect to influence health and health care in the United States. This examination brings into sharp focus the potential for influencing policy to improve health through a more complete understanding of the structural nature of race, gender, and class disparities in health. As useful as it is readable, this book is ideal for students and professionals in public health, sociology, anthropology, and women’s studies.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
470
Condition
New
Series
Public Health/Vulnerable Populations
Number of Pages
472
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780787976637
SKU
V9780787976637
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99-50
About Amy J Schulz
Amy J. Schulz, Ph.D., M.P.H., is a research associate professor with joint appointments in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education and the Institute for Research on Women and Gender, and associate director of the Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture, and Health at the University of Michigan. Leith Mullings, Ph.D., is Presidential Professor of Anthropology at the ... Read more
Reviews for Gender, Race, Class and Health: Intersectional Approaches
"…pathbreaking in clarifying how and why intersectional approaches to health research will best allow us to understand and formulate applied solutions to address health disparities." (Gender and Society) "…coherent illustration of potential contribution of qualitative social science to debates on disparities in health." (New England Journal of Medicine, January 18, 2007)