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Unequal Health contrasts popular beliefs about the relevance of such factors as sex, race, poverty, and health habits with research on those factors reported in the scientific literature. While the scientific research has burgeoned in recent years, the results are upsetting some firmly fixed beliefs regarding what people can or should do to improve their health.
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Budrys (human, community, and administrative studies, De Paul U.) presents scientific information about health disparities among Americans. Comparing popular beliefs about the relevance of such factors as sex, race, poverty, and individual health habits with research on those factors, she then extends her analysis to more complex topics including access to medical care, genetics, and stress, showing that ultimately, individual health has much more to do with economic status than with individual choice. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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