Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 391 g
Health, Safety and Justice
Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 391 g
ISBN: 978-1-4419-2778-1
Verlag: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
They work at some of America’s most hazardous jobs, have few protections, and receive some of the lowest wages. Latino Farmworkers in the Eastern United States describes this understudied and underserved population. Taking a social justice stance, this volume examines the health and living conditions of workers in agriculture, while advocating for equality. Contributors cover all major areas of illness and injury (including occupational, environmental, infections, and pesticides), while also focusing on systemic social conditions, from lax industry regulations to lack of basic services—problems that are exacerbated by workers’ status as recent immigrants. Mental health burdens from the effects of discrimination to substance use, as well as the cumulative impact of workers’ separation from families are discussed for a comprehensive, meticulously documented resource.
Written to serve both the seasoned professional and the newcomer, Latino Farmworkers in the Eastern United States is a bedrock source of information for those providing health and social services in the community, for researchers investigating health and safety disparities, and for advocates and policymakers working to correct them.
Zielgruppe
Professional/practitioner
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Umweltmedizin, Arbeitsmedizin, Tropenmedizin, Sportmedizin Arbeitsmedizin
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
- Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Gesundheitssoziologie, Medizinsoziologie
Weitere Infos & Material
The Health and Safety of Farmworkers in the Eastern United States: A Need to Focus on Social Justice.- Latino/Hispanic Farmworkers and Farm Work in the Eastern United States: The Context for Health, Safety, and Justice.- The Conditionof Farmworker Housing in the Eastern United States.- Occupational Injury and Illness in Farmworkers in the Eastern United States.- Pesticide Exposure Among Farmworkers and Their Families in the Eastern United States: Matters of Social and Environmental Justice.- Tuberculosis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, HIV, and Other Infections Among Farmworkers in the Eastern United States.- Mental Health Among Farmworkers in the Eastern United States.- Health of Children and Women in the Farmworker Community in the Eastern United States.- Farm Labor and the Struggle for Justice in the Eastern United States.- Conclusions: An Agenda for Farmworker Social Justice in the Eastern United States.
