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.

• 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

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.

• 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

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.

• 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