The Sociology of Health Inequalities
David Blane editor George Davey Smith editor Mel Bartley editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Published:14th Oct '98
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Leading researchers in the social sciences describe and explain the unequal chances of long and healthy life between social groups, ethnic groups, men and women and geographical areas.
"The editors and the authors are to be congratulated on making the individual parts and the whole interesting, readable and coherent." International Journal of Epidemiology 1999
"The Sociology of Health and Illness tackles health inequality with the overarching goal of linking medicine and social science. The social dynamics of health inequalities and social and spatial inequities in health are assessed. Contributors address morality, crime, psychological perspectives, lay knowledge, the utility of geography, sex differences, genetic and ethnic differences and economic factors." Sociological Abstracts , 2000
ISBN: 9780631209294
Dimensions: 250mm x 200mm x 15mm
Weight: 340g
226 pages