The Relationship Between Race and the Prevalence of Hypertension
The Edwin Mellen Press (Verlag)
978-1-4955-0285-9 (ISBN)
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Hypertension is still a major health problem among African Americans. For example, it is twice as high among African Americans as among European Americans. The crucial question, therefore, is why is it that some racial and ethnic groups are more susceptible to this disease than others. The aim of this research is to determine what factors account for such racial differentials in hypertension. Various theoretical approaches have been used in studying racial differentials in the etiology of hypertension. These have included such factors as genetic, dietary, socio-demographic, and social class factors. Even though these theoretical explanations have contributed immensely to the understanding of racial differentials in prevalence of hypertension, the findings are inconclusive. There is still no adequate explanation for either the causes of hypertension or its distributions. It's within this context that the minority status group hypothesis has been proposed as an alternative. This theoretical framework maintains that the minority group hypothesis has been proposed as an alternative.
This theoretical framework maintains that the minority group status has an independent effect on the incidence and prevalence of hypertension, even when confounding factors such as diet, genetic, social class, age, sex, anthrometric and family support are controlled for.
Dr. Josie Scales is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Tennessee State University. She received her PhD. from Howard University in Washington, DC. Dr. Scales taught Medical Sociology at a number of Universities including Kentucky State University, Frankfort, KY; Morris Brown College, Atlanta, GA; Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA; Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA; Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; and Tennessee State University in Nashville, TN.
Foreword/Acknowledgments; Introduction: Hypertension in American Society; Chapters: One: The General Health Status of Americans; Two: Major Theories of Hypertension; Three: Theoretical Framework; Four: Research Methodology; Five: Race and Hypertension; Six: Summary and Conclusions; Appendix One; Bibliography; Name Index/ Subject Index.
Verlagsort | NY |
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Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Med. Psychologie / Soziologie |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4955-0285-6 / 1495502856 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4955-0285-9 / 9781495502859 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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