Why it's hard for blacks to "pull themselves up by bootstraps" when it comes to health
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Many Americans deeply believe that people should pull themselves up by their bootstraps.
Many Americans deeply believe that people should pull themselves up by their bootstraps.
Many Americans deeply believe that people should pull themselves up by their bootstraps.
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Shervin Assari…
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Shervin Assari…
Studies suggest that the benefits black students gain from education, employment and income will be fewer than those of whites.
(THE CONVERSATION) -- Employment can be a big boost to health, conferring up to 10 extra years of life, but not if you are…
White men gain more health benefits from employment than do black men and women.
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE…
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Shervin Assari…
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE…
Employment can be a big boost to health, conferring up to 10 extra years of life, but not if you are black or female.
The racial health gap in the United States is well-documented.The gap starts with the infant mortality rate (11.1 blacks vs.
Joe Raedle/ The racial health gap in the United States is well-documented. The gap starts with the infant mortality rate (11.1…
Black and white Americans receive radically different care, but access only tells half the story.
Home Other Sciences Social Sciences January 6, 2017 January 6, 2017 by Shervin Assari, The Conversation The racial health gap…
The racial health gap in the United States is well-documented. The gap starts with the infant mortality rate (11.1 blacks vs.
Research long has shown that socioeconomic status has much to do with how healthy we are, but a study from the University of…
ANN ARBOR—Research long has shown that socioeconomic status has much to do with how healthy we are, but a study from the…