Description
Book SynopsisDeals with the topic of health inequalities and health disparities. This book examines racial and ethnic inequalities and disparities. It focuses on consumers and topics of health care disparities. It also focuses on issues related to substance abuse, mental health and related concerns.
Table of ContentsHealth inequalities and health disparities: A sociological perspective. Theorising inequalities in the experience and management of chronic illness: Bringing social networks and social capital back in (critically). U.S. minorities’ access to health care under managed care: A synthesis of the literature. Korean immigrants and health care access: Implications for the uninsured and underinsured. The Social Underpinnings of Trust in Physicians. Disparities in Medicaid support for and the quality of nursing facility long-term care across the states. Professional politics and the challenge of anesthesia availability in rural hospitals. Socioeconomic and racial/ethnic disparities in substance abuse treatment provision, treatment needs and utilization. Geographic disparities in adult mental health utilization and need for service. Transgender bodies, identities, and healthcare: Effects of perceived and actual violence and abuse. Social suffering and gaps in alternative health care for vulnerable women workers. Age, breast cancer and disparity in health knowledge and treatment. Colorectal cancer patients dually eligible for VA and medicare health benefits: Improved health outcomes or increased health disparities?. List of Contributors.
