Communities, Neighborhoods, and Health Expanding the Boundaries of Place /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Burton, Linda M. (Editor), Matthews, Stephen A. (Editor), Leung, ManChui (Editor), Kemp, Susan P. (Editor), Takeuchi, David T. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2011.
• Series: Social Disparities in Health and Health Care ; 1
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Medicine.; Social policy.; Sociology.; Social Sciences.; Sociology, general.; Medicine/Public Health, general.; Social Policy.

Place is an important element in understanding health and health care disparities. More that merely a geographic location, place is a socio-ecological force with detectable effects on social life, independent well-being, and health. Despite the general enthusiasm for the study of place and the poten...

Table of Contents:

• Place and Health
• Social Inequalities, Place, and Health
• Historical Dimensions of Place
• Place and Biology
• Rural Places
• Attachment to Place
• Racialization of Place
• Migration and Place
• Sacred Places
• Technological Innovations/Innovated Technologies
• Heterogeneity of Use of Space
• Ethical Considerations.