Abstract
This chapter will initially review some health care system issues with a focus on the US health care system. It will then review some of the sociological literature about race/ethnicity, immigration, socioeconomic status (SES) and gender and how these factors link to health and health care. In addition, the chapter will serve as an introduction to the volume and will briefly review the contents of the other sections and chapters in this volume.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 3-18 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Research in the Sociology of Health Care |
| Volume | 30 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Ethnicity
- Gender
- Health
- Health care
- Health care system
- Immigration
- Race
- Review
- SES
- USA
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Sociology and Political Science
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Nursing (miscellaneous)