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Social injustice and public health /

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This text defines social injustice as the active denial or violation based on the perception of the inferiority of specific groups. These groups are socially defined in terms of racial or ethnic status, language, country of origin, gender, sexual orientation or other perceived group characteristic.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Levy, Barry S., Sidel, Victor W.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Series:OUP E-Books.
Subjects:
Social medicine.
Social justice.
Public health > Social aspects.
Public health.
Social Medicine
Public Health
Social Justice
Justice sociale.
Sociologie de la santé.
Médecine sociale.
Santé publique.
public health.
MEDICAL > Health Risk Assessment.
Public health
Public health > Social aspects
Social justice
Social medicine
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This text defines social injustice as the active denial or violation based on the perception of the inferiority of specific groups. These groups are socially defined in terms of racial or ethnic status, language, country of origin, gender, sexual orientation or other perceived group characteristic.
Item Description:"Published in cooperation with the American Public Health Association."
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxii, 529 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199759866
0199759863
1423734025
9781423734024
0195171853
9780195171853
1602564906
9781602564909
1280427930
9781280427930
9780199865352
0199865353
9786610427932
6610427933