Society and Health

Inbunden, Engelska, 1996

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Beskrivning

This authoritative volume is a rich source of information and penetrating analyses regarding the diverse pathways by which society influences health. Widely recognized scholars from North America and Europe discuss the immediate social environments of family, workplace, and community and the more pervasive effects of race and gender relations, social class, culture and the political economy.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1996-01-11
Mått:172 x 239 x 23 mm
Vikt:744 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:392
Förlag:OUP USA
ISBN:9780195085068

Utforska kategorier

Folkhälsa och hälsopedagogik inom Medicin
Hälso- och sjukvård inom Medicin

Recensioner i media

What is presented here, in an unusually coherent uniting theme for an edited collection, is the 'society and health perspective' on epidemiology and public health ... this volume may well prove to have been an important landmark in the debate on the relationship between society and health.

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction ; 2. Family Pathways to Child Health ; 3. Community and Health ; 4. Race and Health: A Multidimensional Approach to Afrrican American Health ; 6. Explanations for Social Inequities in Health ; 7. Political Economy and Health ; 9. The Cultural Frame: Context and Meaning in the Construction of Health ; 10. The Role of Medical Care in Determining Health: Creating an Inventory of Benefits ; 11. Thinking Strategically about Society and Health