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Cancer Health Disparities Among African Americans: A Socioecological Approach, Seth M. Spitzley
Cancer Health Disparities Among African Americans: A Socioecological Approach, Seth M. Spitzley
The Hilltop Review
Research shows that health outcomes are influenced by race or ethnicity, socioeconomic status, education and literacy levels, and the physical environment (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2014). The health statuses of minority groups, such as African Americans, are adversely impacted by inequality (Randall, 2009). In Kalamazoo, Michigan, the leading cause of death for all residents in Kalamazoo County was cancer, where black individuals have the highest death rate among any other racial or ethnic group. That African Americans comprise less than 11% of the population in Kalamazoo County thus suggests that African Americans are disproportionately impacted by cancer …
Surveillance, Knowledge And Inequality: Understanding Power Through Foucault And Beyond., Simon Purdy
Surveillance, Knowledge And Inequality: Understanding Power Through Foucault And Beyond., Simon Purdy
The Hilltop Review
Understanding a concept as complex as power, in the social sciences, can often be a daunting task. In order to fully comprehend power, it is therefore necessary to examine it through the lens of other issues and theoretical devices. In this paper, power is approached through an examination of surveillance and associated technologies. Utilizing the theoretical work of Michel Foucault, and stepping beyond this basic groundwork, we explore the contentions surrounding the study of power within sociology, the ways in which surveillance constitutes and even threatens structures of power. The paper concludes with an analysis of inequality, welfare and the …
Breastfeeding And Subsistence Work: Connecting Theory And Experience, Olivia M. Mclaughlin
Breastfeeding And Subsistence Work: Connecting Theory And Experience, Olivia M. Mclaughlin
The Hilltop Review
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