The Robert Wood Johnson Center for Health Policy at UNM presents, “Hispanic Families at Risk: The New Economy, Work, and the Welfare State,” with Ronald J. Angel, sociology professor, University of Texas, Austin; Thursday, Dec. 3 from 12:30 – 2 p.m. in the UNM Student Union Building rooms Acoma A&B.
Angel received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1981. His research interests focus on social welfare systems, retirement and health care access and use among Hispanics and other minority populations. His work, published in numerous books and journal articles, demonstrates the complex interaction of socioeconomic status and cultural and other social factors in determining individuals’ and communities’ opportunities for social advancement and exposure to health risks.
This presentation examines historical and structural factors that shape employment patterns for minorities in the United States, especially among Hispanics; fosters understanding of the implications of such patterns for health care coverage and retirement security; considers how lack of education is a major source of disadvantage, particularly among Mexican-origin workers, resulting in a lack of collective material, political, and social capital; and encourages reflection on the implications of such phenomena for policy and interventions aimed at increasing the well-being of Hispanics and other disadvantaged groups
For more information contact the center at (505) 277-0130, e-mail, hpolicy@unm.edu or visit: RWJ Health Policy.
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