Social causes of health and disease / William C. Cockerham.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cockerham, William C.
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; Malden, MA : Polity, 2007.
Subjects:
Sociology, Medical.
Social medicine.
Health > Social aspects.
Diseases > Social aspects.
Medische sociologie.
Gezondheid.
Sociale omgeving.
Physical Description:vii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The social causation of health and disease
  • Theorizing about health and disease
  • Health lifestyles
  • The power of class
  • Class and health: explaining the relationship
  • Age, gender, and race/ethnicity as structural variables
  • Living conditions and neighborhood disadvantage
  • Health and social captial.