Invisible Visits analyzes why Black middle-class women continue to face inequities in securing fair, equitable, and high-quality healthcare. Unlike other works on health disparities, it integrates social science, public health, and the humanities to better understand why Black women do not receive a proper standard of care at the doctor.
Invisible Visits analyzes why Black middle-class women continue to face inequities in securing fair, equitable, and high-quality healthcare. Unlike other works on health disparities, it integrates social science, public health, and the humanities to better understand why Black women do not receive a proper standard of care at the doctor.
Tina K. Sacks, PhD, is an assistant professor in the School of Social Welfare at the University of California, Berkeley. She studies racial and gender inequities in healthcare settings, social determinants of health, and poverty and inequality. Professor Sacks' work has been published in Race and Social Problems, Health Affairs, and MSNBC News. Professor Sacks also collaborates with her husband, Carlos Javier Ortiz, a photographer and filmmaker, on documentary film projects about issues affecting Black and Latino communities in the US and abroad. Their films have appeared in the Tribeca, AFI, and LA International Film Festivals, among others. Their work has also been published in The New Yorker and The Atlantic.
Inhaltsangabe
* Prologue * Introduction * Chapter 1: The Black Middle Class in White Space: Stereotyping and the Healthcare Encounter * Chapter 2: Invisible Visits: Black Middle-Class Women in the American Healthcare System * Chapter 3: Patient Preferences: The Relative (Un)Importance of Race and Gender Concordance * Chapter 4: The Mississippi Appendectomy: Race and Reproductive Healthcare * Chapter 5: Conclusion * Appendix: Research Methods * References * Index
* Prologue * Introduction * Chapter 1: The Black Middle Class in White Space: Stereotyping and the Healthcare Encounter * Chapter 2: Invisible Visits: Black Middle-Class Women in the American Healthcare System * Chapter 3: Patient Preferences: The Relative (Un)Importance of Race and Gender Concordance * Chapter 4: The Mississippi Appendectomy: Race and Reproductive Healthcare * Chapter 5: Conclusion * Appendix: Research Methods * References * Index
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