Race, Gender, and Chains of Disadvantage: Childhood Adversity, Social Relationships, and Health

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 20-38

  Umberson, Debra ^a   Williams, Kristi ^b   Thomas, Patricia A ^c   Liu, Hui ^d   Thomeer, Mieke B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cumulative disadvantage; health disparities; race; relationships; stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; VERY ELDERLY; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84894675213     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: 21506000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022146514521426     Document Type: Article

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