Buch, Englisch, 210 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1130 g
The Social Context of Reproduction in Central Harlem
Buch, Englisch, 210 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1130 g
ISBN: 978-0-306-46638-0
Verlag: Springer US
Based on interactive community partnered research, Stress and Resilience: The Social Context of Reproduction in Central Harlem - Facilitates more exact hypotheses about the relationship between risk factors, protective factors and reproductive health;
- Furnishes a better understanding of chronic disease patterns and suggests more effective interventions to reduce rates of infant mortality;
- Incorporates the voices of the community and of women themselves through their own words and actions;
- Sheds light on epidemiologic research and intervention protocols;
- Examines the social context in which reproductive behaviors are practiced;
- Provides a holistic framework in which to understand infant mortality;
- And more.
Filling a large gap in the literature on the social context of reproduction this important monograph offers indispensable information for public health researchers, program planners, anthropologists, sociologists, urban planners, medical providers, policy makers, and private funders.
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Gynäkologie, Geburtshilfe
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Gesundheitsökonomie
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Sozialpolitik
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Präventivmedizin, Gesundheitsförderung, Medizinisches Screening
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Demographie, Demoskopie
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Arbeitsmarkt
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Gesundheitssystem, Gesundheitswesen
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Pädiatrie, Neonatologie
- Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
Weitere Infos & Material
1. Reproductive Health, Harlem, and Research.- Scenes in Harlem.- 1.1. Introduction.- 1.2. The Setting.- 1.3. Methodology.- 1.4. Community Participation.- 1.5. Stress and Reproduction.- 2. Where People Live: the Environmental Context of Reproduction.- 2.1. Introduction.- 2.2. Environment as a Potential Source of Stress and Chronic Strain.- 2.3. Community Assets.- 2.4. Housing Conditions.- 2.5. Fighting Back: Coping with Housing-Induced Stress.- 2.6. Access to Social Services.- 3. Where People Work: the Economic Context of Reproduction.- 3.1. Introduction.- 3.2. Work Site Descriptions.- 3.3. Work Site-Related Stressors.- 3.4. Current Sources of Employment and Income Insecurity.- 3.5. Consequences of Employment and Income Insecurity.- 3.6. Race, Discrimination, and Work as Sources of Interrelated Stress.- 4. Social Support and Reproductive Health.- 4.1. Introduction.- 4.2. Support Systems and Reproductive Health.- 4.3. Family, Marriage, and Female-Male Relationships.- 4.4. Pregnancy, Motherhood, and the Social Importance of Reproduction.- 5. Health Care Delivery and Reproductive Health.- 5.1. Pregnancy Intendedness and Recognition.- 5.2. Doctors, Patients, and Different Perceptions.- 5.3. between Engagement and Distrust.- 5.4. Explanations for Pregnancy Loss.- 6. Race, Class, Gender, and Health.- 6.1. Implications for Reproductive Health.- 6.2. The Sojourner Syndrome.- Appendix: Community Profile Charts.- References.