Impact of Demographics on Health and Healthcare - Race, Ethnicity and Other Social Factors (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Emerald Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Research in the Sociology of Health Care
Release date:	September 2010
First published:	2010
Editors:	Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	312
ISBN-13:	978-1-84950-714-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > General
LSN:	1-84950-714-7
Barcode:	9781849507141

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