Determinants of minority mental health and wellness

About this book

Chapter authors explore risk and protective factors at four levels. Macrosocial: political/legal, urbanization/migration, health care systems, and the media. Exosystemic: healing traditions, religion/spirituality, social support, education, gender, subgroups, discrimination. Microsystemic: family dynamics, socioeconomic status. Ontogenic: genetics, mental illness, cognitive functioning, stress/resilience, substance use/abuse. Plus critical discussion is included on, methodological challenges in conducting research, why social systems often fall short and what we can do to improve them.