Overview

Differences unfortunately still remain in the way many races are provided health and mental health services. This book comprehensively examines this tough issue across a wide spectrum of areas, including racial identity, intergroup relations, education, socioeconomic conditions, substance abuse, services for the elderly, and methodological issues relating to race research. Respected experts from various disciplines discuss how various populations, such as preschool children, adolescents, working-age adults, the elderly, African Americans, and minorities in general, experience disparity in today's system along with approaches to rectify the problems. This book was published as a special issue of Social Work in Public Health.

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Author:   Larry E. Davis ,  Dr Larry E Davis, M.D.
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.032kg
ISBN:  

9780789038203

ISBN 10:   078903820
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   30 March 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Preface 1. Culture and Race in Provider-Client Relationships Janet Ward Schofield, Lu-in Wang and Pat Chew 2. Reconceptualizing Access: A Cultural Competence Approach to Improving the Mental Health of African American Women Valire Carr Copeland and James Butler 3. Depression in African American and White Women with Low Incomes: The Role of Chronic Stress Nancy K. Grote, Sarah E. Bledsoe, Jill Wellman and Charlotte Brown 4. Racial Differences in Mental Health Service Utilization Among Low-Income Women Daniel Rosen, Richard M. Tolman, Lynn A. Warner and Kyaien Conner 5. African American Consumers' Perceptions of Racial Disparities in Mental Health Services Christina E. Newhill and Daniel Harris 6. The Need to Adapt Standardized Outcomes Measures for Community Mental Health Catherine G. Greeno, Courtney Colonna-Pydyn and Martha Shumway 7. Lessons Learned: The Unintended Consequences of Policy Decisions Affecting Maternity Services for Pittsburgh's African Americans Carolyn Carson 8. Disparities in Health Status and Health-Service Utilization Among Hispanic Ethnic Subgroups Ravi K. Sharma, Kathleen A. McGinnis and Patricia I. Documet 9. Race/Ethnicity, Religiosity and Adolescent Alcohol, Cigarette and Marijuana Use John M. Wallace, Jorge Delva, Patrick M. O'Malley, Jerald G. Bachman, John E. Schulenberg, Lloyd D. Johnston and Christopher Stewart 10. Ways with Children: Examining the Role of Cultural Continuity in Early Educators' Practices and Beliefs About Working with Low-Income Children of Color Eva Marie Shivers, Kay Sanders, Alison G. Wishard and Carollee Howes 11. Minority Business Bidding for Local Government Contracts: The Complexity of Availability Ralph L. Bangs, Audrey Murrell and Monique Constance-Huggins

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Larry E. Davis is based at the University of Pittsburgh, USA.

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