Under the Skin: racism, inequality, and the health of a nation by Linda Villarosa, Linda Villarosa
Under the Skin: racism, inequality, and the health of a nation

Linda Villarosa, Linda Villarosa

Under the Skin: racism, inequality, and the health of a nation

Linda Villarosa, Linda Villarosa

288 pages first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction health race challenging emotional informative medium-paced
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In Under the Skin, Linda Villarosa reveals the elements in the American healthcare system and society that cause Black people to 'live sicker and die quicker'. Today's medical texts and instruments still carry slavery-era assumptions that Black bo...

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informative 96%
challenging 54%
reflective 45%
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sad 28%
hopeful 17%
dark 15%
inspiring 9%
tense 4%

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slow 8%

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