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Reproductive Health, Harlem, And Research | |
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Scenes In Harlem | |
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Introduction | |
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The Setting | |
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Harlem and New York City | |
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Demographic Characteristics of Central Harlem | |
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Morbidity and Mortality | |
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Reproductive Health | |
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Methodology | |
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Research Objectives | |
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Ethnographic Field Research | |
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Community Participation | |
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Community Advisory Board | |
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Community Dialogue Groups | |
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Stress And Reproduction | |
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Where People Live: The Environmental Context Of Reproduction | |
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Introduction | |
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Environment As A Potential Source Of Stress And Chronic Strain | |
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The Condition of Public Space | |
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Access to Food and Other Necessities | |
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Drugs, Violence, and Police Protection | |
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Community Assets | |
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Parks and Cultural Resources | |
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Faith Institutions and Spiritual Resources | |
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Living in a Black Community | |
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Housing Conditions | |
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Types of Housing | |
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Housing Problems | |
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Fighting Back: Coping With Housing-Induced Stress | |
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Housing Activism | |
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Housing Court | |
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Tenant and Block Associations | |
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Access To Social Services | |
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Schools | |
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Public Assistance | |
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Where People Work: The Economic Context Of Reproduction | |
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Introduction | |
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Work Site Descriptions | |
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Fast-Food Restaurant | |
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Office Site | |
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Hospital Site | |
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Self-Employed Women | |
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Social Service Providers | |
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Work Site-Related Stressors | |
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Pace of Work | |
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Schedule Flexibility | |
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Physical and Environmental Strain | |
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Role Hierarchies | |
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Provider-Client Interactions | |
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Perceived Stress | |
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Current Sources Of Employment And Income Insecurity | |
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Office Site | |
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Hospital Site | |
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Self-Employed Women | |
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Social Service Sites | |
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Consequences Of Employment And Income Insecurity | |
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Low-Income Women | |
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Middle-Stratum Women | |
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Race, Discrimination, And Work As Sources Of Interrelated Stress | |
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Social Support And Reproductive Health | |
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Introduction | |
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Sources of Stress | |
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Coping: Individual Strategies | |
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Support Systems And Reproductive Health | |
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Family Values | |
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Low-Income Women | |
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Middle-Stratum Women | |
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Differences and Continuities by Class | |
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Kinwork | |
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Family, Marriage, And Female-Male Relationships | |
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Pregnancy, Motherhood, And The Social Importance Of Reproduction | |
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Social Support and Pregnancy Decisions--"Wantedness" | |
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The Role of Support Systems in Shaping Attitudes Toward Pregnancy | |
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Health Care Delivery And Reproductive Health | |
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Pregnancy Intendedness And Recognition | |
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Seeking Out Prenatal Care: Barriers and Strategies | |
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Types of Prenatal Care | |
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Doctors, Patients, And Different Perceptions | |
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Between Engagement And Distrust | |
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Explanations For Pregnancy Loss | |
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Pregnancy Loss and Conceptualizing Bad Outcomes | |
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Race, Class, Gender, And Health | |
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Implications For Reproductive Health | |
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The Sojourner Syndrome | |
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Community Profile Charts | |
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References | |
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Index | |