{"title":"Series: Race, Inequality, and Health","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to our meticulously curated 'Race, Inequality, and Health' series, an enlightening collection shedding light on the crucial intersections between race, socio-economic disparities, and health outcomes. This series is designed to educate and engage readers interested in understanding the complex dynamics that influence wellness and access to healthcare across different communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDelve into historical contexts and contemporary issues through works like \u003cem\u003eColored Insane\u003c\/em\u003e, which offers profound insights into the overlooked narratives of marginalised groups within psychiatric history. Each book in this collection paves the way for informed discussions, highlighting key historical events and policies that have shaped today's health inequalities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you are a student, a history enthusiast, or a professional in the health sector, these books offer valuable perspectives that challenge conventional narratives and encourage a deeper understanding of the systemic roots of health disparities. Join us in exploring these compelling stories and equip yourself with the knowledge to advocate for equitable health solutions.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"colored-insane-by-diana-martha-louis-9780231212878","title":"Colored Insane","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe nineteenth century in the United States witnessed the end of slavery and the expansion of another form of confinement: the asylum. How did enslaved and free Black people encounter psychiatric institutions? How were notions of mental disability used to reinforce slavery and Jim Crow? And how did Black people express alternative ideas about individual and communal mental health?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDiana Martha Louis explores Black experiences and views of mental disability in the nineteenth century, shedding light on the lives and struggles of the “colored insane.” She demonstrates how psychiatric discourses made Blacks “mad” both by inflicting real psychological harm within asylums, plantations, jails, and society writ large and by constructing mental disorders according to prevailing notions of race, class, gender, and sanity. Yet even as white medical professionals pathologized the enslaved as suffering from “drapetomania” (runaway slave syndrome), portrayed slavery as beneficial to Black mental health, or cast African-derived spiritual beliefs and practices as signs of madness, Black people developed their own complex perspectives on mental disability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLouis considers the lives and writings of Black intellectuals and cultural figures including James McCune Smith, Harriet Jacobs, Harriet Tubman, and Charles Chesnutt, as well as a group of Black women who were incarcerated in Georgia Lunatic Asylum, showing how mental disability was entangled with questions of freedom, spirituality, and self-determination. Combining literary and historical analysis, \u003ci\u003eColored Insane\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich account of nineteenth-century Black Americans’ experiences of mental illness and wellness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46789659001068,"sku":"9780231212878","price":121.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/dc147ce1eac6251079512d2ad5e1ca67.jpg?v=1757060364"},{"product_id":"the-race-variable-by-jay-kaufman-9780231213639","title":"The Race Variable","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom social science and biomedical research to government and media reporting, statistics on racial and ethnic disparities are everywhere. The numbers we typically encounter, however, are not straightforward comparisons. Researchers analyse data using adjustments such as regression models that are intended to address bias and confounding factors. Yet many common statistical practices produce misleading results, and some have flawed assumptions that inadvertently misrepresent the inequalities between groups.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJay S. Kaufman offers a clear and accessible guide to understanding the use and abuse of statistics on racial and ethnic disparities. Examining dozens of real-world examples spanning medicine, economics, education, and criminal justice, he shows how typical statistical practices—no matter how well-intentioned—have obscured the realities of injustice, with significant consequences for public policy. Kaufman considers how to select and apply statistical adjustments responsibly and systematically, and he proposes ways to improve the explanation and analysis of racial and ethnic inequalities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten for readers without a background in statistics, this book provides an essential introduction to quantitative reasoning in terms of social justice. \u003ci\u003eThe Race Variable\u003c\/i\u003e is appropriate for undergraduate and graduate courses across the medical and social sciences—including sociology, demography, public health, epidemiology, medicine, and public policy—that focus on racial and ethnic disparities, and for all readers interested in the statistical foundations of our understanding of inequality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46871566811372,"sku":"9780231213639","price":60.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/8193093482270.jpg?v=1759884194"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/series-race-inequality-and-health.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}