Ethnicity, Health and Health Care
Understanding Diversity, Tackling Disadvantage
Waqar Ahmad editor Hannah Bradby editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Published:22nd Apr '08
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This volume considers the implications of national and international social, political, and economic realities for health and health care provision to minority ethnic groups.
- Addresses continuity and change in debates on ethnicity, health, and health care
- Considers the implications of national and international social, political, and economic realities for health and health care provision to minority ethnic groups
- Represents the experiences of settled and new minority ethnic groups, refugees, and asylum seekers across the world
- Includes international comparisons between Caribbean migrants to the US and UK, the provision of interpreters in general practice and the variations in uptake of disability living allowance across ethnic groups
"This book, edited by two sociologists who have helped delineate the field, brings the reader up to date through seven empirical studies in ethnicity and health care, covering self-reported health, nutrition, depression, end-of-life care, diabetes, chronic illness and interpretation . " (Sociology of Health & Illness, 2009)
ISBN: 9781405168984
Dimensions: 230mm x 153mm x 13mm
Weight: 272g
168 pages