The principal question the dissertation addresses is why the advent of democracy has not brought about progressive social reform in South Africa. Using a combination …
The Human Genome Project has stimulated interest in translating research on gene-disease associations into clinical and public health practice. I explore how this research influences …
Using a life-course approach, this dissertation investigates the effect of migration on the process of family formation in Mexico. Several mechanisms by which migration can …
Durban, South Africa contains the most pervasively planned areas of racial and economic exclusion in the world. Apartheid's effectiveness was not just in segregating race …
Breastfeeding is considered the best source of nutrition for infants, and support of breastfeeding is a goal of US and international health organizations. Notably, breastfeeding …
The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the effect of hospital type on hospital-physician relations from a social exchange perspective. The data consist of …