IT JUST AIN'T FAIR by Annette Dula (Editor), Sara Goering (Editor), Mark Siegler (Foreword) ( 9780275944940 )

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Title:

IT JUST AIN'T FAIR
ETHICS OF HEALTH CARE FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS

By:

Annette Dula (Editor), Sara Goering (Editor), Mark Siegler (Foreword)

Format:

Hardback

List price:	£58.00
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ISBN 10:

0275944948

ISBN 13:

9780275944940

Publisher:

ABC-CLIO

Pub. date:

26 July, 1994

Pages:

336

Language:

English, Italian

Description:

This collection aims to bring ethicists face-to-face with the plight of a medically underserved population - African Americans. Health care professionals document disparities in health status and access to care, focusing on issues such as AIDS, homelessness and distribution of doctors.

Synopsis:

Mainstream medical ethicists engaged in impartial ethics traditions often overlook the gross disparities in health care that divide our society along color lines. This collection challenges that oversight by bringing ethicists face to face with the plight of a particularly underserved population--African Americans. Health care professionals document disparities in health status and access to care, focusing on issues such as AIDS, homelessness, infant mortality, and distribution of doctors. They discuss distrust and suspicion of the medical community, lack of respect for cultural differences, and self-help approaches. Each chapter is followed by a commentary by a well-known medical ethicist. This anthology enhances traditional medical ethics discourse by presenting the ethical voices and perspectives of African Americans. It is an important guide to developing a culturally aware medical ethics for all ethnic groups ill-served by the nation's health care system.

Illustrations:

bibliography, index

Publication:

Imprint:

Praeger Publishers Inc

Returns:

Non-returnable

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ACHIEVING JUSTICE IN GENOMIC TRANSLATION (HB)

CLINICAL ETHICS (PB)