Race, ethnicity, gender and other social characteristics as factors in health and health care disparities

• Other Authors: Kronenfeld, Jennie Jacobs, (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2020.
• Series: Research in the sociology of health care ; v. 38.
• Subjects: Public health > Social aspects.; Medical, Public Health.; Medical sociology.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781839828003; 9781839827983
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (240 pages)
• Item Description: Includes index.

The contributors to this latest volume of Research in the Sociology of Health Care investigate race, ethnicity and gender as factors in health and health care disparities. Looking specifically at the factors that impact race and ethnicity in a US context, gender issues, hospitals and health care spending, and research from India. Chapters focus on linkages to health disparities among races, health experiences for incarcerated women and issues of hospital and health care spending.