Race, Gender and Health / Edition 1

by Marcia Bayne-Smith, Audrey F. Manley

Overview

The influence of race and gender on the health status of nonwhite women in the United States is the theme of this book. Four distinct groups of women are examined closely: African Americans; American Indians and Alaskan Natives; Asian//Pacific Islander Americans; and Latinas. Contributors focus in particular on structural and cultural factors which affect women's health issues. The concluding chapter calls for the development of new paradigms to improve the delivery of health care for these women and for the US population as a whole.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803955059
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	11/15/1995
Series:	SAGE Series on Race and Ethnic Relations Series , #15
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	226
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.53(d)

Table of Contents

Series Editor's Introduction - John H Stanfield II
Foreword - Audrey F Manley
Health and Women of Color - Marcia Bayne-Smith
A Contextual Overview
African American Women - Lorna Scott Mc Barnette
American Indian and Alaska Native Women - Jo Ann Kauffman and Yvette K Joseph-Fox
Asian/Pacific Islander American Women - Reiko Homma True and Tessie Guillermo
Latino Women - Aida L Giachello
Redefining Health in the 21st Century - Marcia Bayne-Smith and Lorna Scott Mc Barnette