Race, Class, and Health: Health Behavior and Hypertension in Black and White Americans

Previous research has shown that the health of black Americans is persistently worse than that of white Americans. The aim of this dissertation is to comprehend why these racial differences in morbidity and mortality exist. For this purpose racial differences in health behavior and hypertension are analyzed. In this dissertation the social model of health is adopted and its validity tested. As a theoretical framework for this study, the focus is on the minority status of blacks in the United States. In particular, the argument is made that both race and class affect health. Furthermore, the effect of the spatial context is considered.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Geography

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Duelberg, Sonja I.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Huff, James O.

• Geography
• Health Sciences, Public Health
• Sociology, Public and Social Welfare

Identifier

(UMI)AAI9411607

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/72376