{"product_id":"9781405168984","title":"Ethnicity, Health and Health Care Understanding Diversity, Tackling Disadvantage","description":"\u003ch3\u003eSociology of Health and Illness Monographs\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eEthnicity, Health and Health Care\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eUnderstanding Diversity, Tackling Disadvantage\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWaqar Ahmad | Hannah Bradby\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Sociology \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis volume considers the implications of national and international social, political, and economic realities for health and health care provision to minority ethnic groups.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses continuity and change in debates on ethnicity, health, and health care\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders the implications of national and international social, political, and economic realities for health and health care provision to minority ethnic groups\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRepresents the experiences of settled and new minority ethnic groups, refugees, and asylum seekers across the world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes international comparisons between Caribbean migrants to the US and UK, the provision of interpreters in general practice and the variations in uptake of disability living allowance across ethnic groups\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eWaqar I. U. Ahmad\u003c\/b\u003e is a leading contributor to research on ethnicity and health, especially in relation to disability and chronic illness. He edited (with Charles Husband) the Open University book series, \u003ci\u003eRace, Health and Social Care\u003c\/i\u003e. Waqar has published in leading journals in social science (\u003ci\u003eSociology\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSocial Science \u0026amp; Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSociology of Health \u0026amp; Illness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAgeing and Society\u003c\/i\u003e) and medicine (\u003ci\u003eThe Lancet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Public Health Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e). He has been a member of the Economic and Social Research Council’s Strategic Research Board (2002-06). Outside of academia, Waqar has been Vice Chair of a Primary Care Trust and Chief Social Scientist at the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (2001-04). He is Assistant Vice Chancellor (Research and Enterprise) at Middlesex University.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHannah Bradby\u003c\/b\u003e has published research papers in \u003ci\u003eSociology of Health \u0026amp; Illness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEthnicity \u0026amp; Health\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSocial Science \u0026amp; Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e, among other journals. Her latest book is an interpretation of medical sociology for medical students, to be published in 2008 and she is the monograph editor for \u003ci\u003eSociology of Health \u0026amp; Illness\u003c\/i\u003e. She teaches at the University of Warwick where she co-directs the Institute of Health.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03 June 2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405168984\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e176\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315005223052,"sku":"9781405168984","price":39.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405168984_261ba489-15dd-49ef-bea4-4cd2b420cf72.jpg?v=1780171795","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405168984","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}