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WorksUncertain Suffering: Racial Health Care Disparities and Sickle Cell Disease
On average, black Americans are sicker and die earlier than white Americans. Uncertain Suffering provides a richly nuanced examination of what this fact means for health care in the United States through the lens of sickle cell anemia, a disease the primarily affects blacks. The book explores the ways in which disparities in care can be created by racialized discourses, attitudes toward pain and suffering, and the reliance on charity for health care services for the underclass. Instead of burdening hospitals and clinics with the task of ameliorating these disparities, Rouse argues that resources should be redirected to community-based health programs. Engaged Surrender: African American Women and Islam
Commonly portrayed in the media as holding women in strict subordination and deference to men, Islam is nonetheless attracting numerous converts among African American women. Are these women "reproducing their oppress," as it might seem? Or does their adherence to the religion suggest unsuspected subtleties and complexities in the relation of women, especially black women, to Islam? Carolyn Rouse sought answers to these questions among the women of Sunni Muslim mosques in Los Angeles, and her study provides rare insight into the meaning of Islam for African American women. |
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