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Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor's Reflections on Race and Medicine
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- ISBN
- 9781250105042
- Book Title
- Black Man in a White Coat : a Doctor's Reflections on Race and Medicine
- Item Length
- 8.3in
- Publisher
- Picador
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Social Science
- Topic
- Discrimination & Race Relations, Sociology / General, Medical, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
- Item Width
- 5.6in
- Item Weight
- 9.2 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S TOP TEN NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR A LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK SELECTION * A BOOKLIST EDITORS' CHOICE BOOK SELECTION One doctor's passionate and profound memoir of his experience grappling with race, bias, and the unique health problems of black Americans When Damon Tweedy begins medical school, he envisions a bright future where his segregated, working-class background will become largely irrelevant. Instead, he finds that he has joined a new world where race is front and center. The recipient of a scholarship designed to increase black student enrollment, Tweedy soon meets a professor who bluntly questions whether he belongs in medical school, a moment that crystallizes the challenges he will face throughout his career. Making matters worse, in lecture after lecture the common refrain for numerous diseases resounds, "More common in blacks than in whites." Black Man in a White Coat examines the complex ways in which both black doctors and patients must navigate the difficult and often contradictory terrain of race and medicine. As Tweedy transforms from student to practicing physician, he discovers how often race influences his encounters with patients. Through their stories, he illustrates the complex social, cultural, and economic factors at the root of many health problems in the black community. These issues take on greater meaning when Tweedy is himself diagnosed with a chronic disease far more common among black people. In this powerful, moving, and deeply empathic book, Tweedy explores the challenges confronting black doctors, and the disproportionate health burdens faced by black patients, ultimately seeking a way forward to better treatment and more compassionate care.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Picador
ISBN-10
1250105048
ISBN-13
9781250105042
eBay Product ID (ePID)
219281457
Product Key Features
Book Title
Black Man in a White Coat : a Doctor's Reflections on Race and Medicine
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Discrimination & Race Relations, Sociology / General, Medical, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Social Science
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.3in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.6in
Item Weight
9.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Reviews
"On one level the book is a straightforward memoir; on another it's a thoughtful, painfully honest, multi-angled, constant self-interrogation about himself and about the health implications of being black." - Sarah Lyall, The New York Times "In ways wholly individual but similarly intricate, Margo Jefferson, Dr. Damon Tweedy and Ta-Nehisi Coates examine the impact of race on our expectations and experiences. And in doing so, they challenge us to as well." - Time "Tweedy reveals all you need to know about the Byzantine health care system, wide-ranging disparities that persist and, more important, how we can take control of our well-being... Black Man in a White Coat is certain to garner incredible attention during the literary awards season. It's a book that deserves a very long shelf life." - Essence
Table of Content
CONTENTS Introduction 1 PART I: DISPARITIES 1: People Like Us--11 2: Baby Mamas--29 3: Charity Care--54 4: Inner-City Blues--78 PART II: BARRIERS 5: Confronting Hate--105 6: When Doctors Discriminate--129 7: The Color of HIV/AIDS--153 PART III: PERSEVERANCE 8: Matching--181 9: Doing the Right Thing--203 10: Beyond Race--224 Notes--247 Selected Bibliography--289 Acknowledgments--293
Dewey Decimal
610.92 B
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
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