Embodied injustice: race, disability, and health

Black people and people with disabilities in the United States are distinctively disadvantaged in their encounters with the health care system. These groups also share harsh histories of medical experimentation, eugenic sterilizations, and health care discrimination. Yet the similarities in inequiti...

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1. Verfasser: Crossley, Mary 1961- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY Cambridge University Press 2022
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Zusammenfassung:Black people and people with disabilities in the United States are distinctively disadvantaged in their encounters with the health care system. These groups also share harsh histories of medical experimentation, eugenic sterilizations, and health care discrimination. Yet the similarities in inequities experienced by Black people and disabled people and the harms endured by people who are both Black and disabled have been largely unexplored. To fill this gap, Embodied Injustice uses an interdisciplinary approach, weaving health research with social science, critical approaches, and personal stories to portray the devastating effects of health injustice in America. Author Mary Crossley takes stock of the sometimes-vexed relationship between racial justice and disability rights advocates and interrogates how higher disability prevalence among Black Americans reflects unjust social structures. By suggesting reforms to advance health equity for disabled people, Black people, and disabled Black people, this book lays a crucial foundation for intersectional, cross-movement advocacy to advance health justice in America
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Health disparities based on race and disability -- Biology's (in)significance -- Medical mistrust : its roots and some fruits -- Maligned mothers -- Medicaid preservation : a shared priority -- Beyond health care : social determinants -- COVID stories -- The busy, troubled intersection of blackness and disability -- Conclusion : the payoff for health justice
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xi, 246 Seiten)
ISBN:9781108900928
DOI:10.1017/9781108900928

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