| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 299 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Research in the sociology of health care, 0275-4959 ; v. 28 |
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Research in the sociology of health care ; v. 28.
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| Contents |
Social factors leading to differences in health and health care : the influence of factors such as race, ethnicity, geography, and gender / Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld -- Racial disparities in knowledge of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) / Alicia Suarez -- Medicare and racial disparities in health : fee-for-service versus managed care / Noah J. Webster -- How much time do Americans spend seeking health care? Racial and ethnic differences in patient experiences / Deborah Carr, Yoko Ibuka and Louise B. Russell -- Can the behavioral model explain immigrant status and ethnic differences in U.S. adults' complementary and alternative medicine (CAN) use? / Georgiana Bostean -- Class and race health disparities and health information seeking behaviors : the role of social capital / Cirila Estela Vasquez Guzman [and others] -- Racial disparities in stillbirths / Vicki Dryfhout -- Habilitative therapy among preschool children : regional disparities in the early intervention population / Richard Lee Rogers -- Consumer-directed health insurance vs. managed care : analysis of healthcare utiliztion and expenditures incurred by employees in a rural area / Cecilia M. Watkins [and others] -- Some considertions regarding gender when a healthcare interpreter is helping providers and their limited English proficient patients / Stergois Roussos [and others] -- Hidden gender inequalities in old age : equal treatment does not mean equal results / Sally Bould -- Mothers' perspectives on enhancing consumer engagement in behavioral health treatment for maternal depression / Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo, Ellen Burke Beckjord and Donna J. Keyser -- Mediating hospice care : mapping relations for ruling in the interdisiciplinary group meeting / Maria DiTullio and Douglas MacDonald |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Discrimination in medical care -- Case studies
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Health services accessibility -- Case studies
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Minorities -- Medical care -- Case studies
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Medical care.
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Delivery of Health Care
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Quality of Health Care
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Socioeconomic Factors
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Patient Care
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Health systems & services.
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Sociology.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Health Care Issues.
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MEDICAL -- Public Health.
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MEDICAL -- Health Policy.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Health Care Delivery.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Affairs & Administration.
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Medical care
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Discrimination in medical care
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Health services accessibility
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Minorities -- Medical care
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kronenfeld, Jennie J.
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| ISBN |
9781849507158 |
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1849507155 |
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