Queering Public Health and Public Policy in the Deep South (Paperback)

In this volume, authors explore the interconnected issues of public health and public policy as they relate to queer issues in the Deep South. The book begins with a sustained examination of public health, health disparities, and mental health for LGBTQ people in the South. Next, the issues of public policy and public advocacy, including law enforcement, community advocacy and activism, and public life in the Deep South are taken up. Through the chapters in this text, the peculiarities of public health and public policy for LGBTQ people in the Deep South are explored. However, this volume also points to trends, themes, and dynamics at work in the Deep South that are also implicated in the queer experience in other parts of the U.S. The authors of this text push readers to think deeply about these issues. They clearly highlight the systemic nature of oppression of queer people in the South through institutions of medicine, mental health discourses, the criminal justice system, and public life including Pride and Mardi Gras. Taken together, the authors in this volume call for reform, liberation, and conscientization and queerly envision the future of health and policy in the Deep South.

General

Imprint:	Information Age Publishing
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Research in Queer Studies
Release date:	May 2020
Editors:	Kamden K Strunk • Raina Feiszli
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	268
ISBN-13:	978-1-64113-966-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gay & Lesbian studies > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > Mental health services Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Personal & public health > General
LSN:	1-64113-966-8
Barcode:	9781641139663

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