Racism, health, and post-industrialism : a theory of African-American health /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Semmes, Clovis E.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1996.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Emancipation and the roots of health
  • Race and culture contact and the equilibrium of health
  • Antebellum life and health
  • The challenges of post-slavery rural and urban life
  • Folk, popular, and alternative health practices
  • An extended look at alternative African-American health care practices
  • Racism, the medical-industrial complex, and post-industrialism
  • Contemporary challenges to health: destabilization, maladaptation, and consumer manipulation
  • Strategies for change: community action and public policy.