FREE SHIPPING BOTH WAYS
ON EVERY ORDER!
LIST PRICE:
$26.61
Sorry, this item is currently unavailable.
Social Causes of Health and Disease
ISBN: 9780745661209 | 0745661203
Edition: 2ndFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Polity
Pub. Date: 1/22/2013
Why Rent from Knetbooks?
Because Knetbooks knows college students. Our rental program is designed to save you time and money. Whether you need a textbook for a semester, quarter or even a summer session, we have an option for you. Simply select a rental period, enter your information and your book will be on its way!
Top 5 reasons to order all your textbooks from Knetbooks:
- We have the lowest prices on thousands of popular textbooks
- Free shipping both ways on ALL orders
- Most orders ship within 48 hours
- Need your book longer than expected? Extending your rental is simple
- Our customer support team is always here to help
In this stimulating book, William C. Cockerham, a leading medical sociologist, assesses the evidence that social factors (such as stress, poverty, unhealthy lifestyles, and unpleasant living and work conditions) have direct causal effects on health and many diseases. Noting a new emphasis upon social structure in both theory and multi-level research techniques, the author argues that a paradigm shift has been emerging in 21st-century medical sociology, which looks beyond individual explanations for health and disease. The field has headed towar... MORE
Preface
1 The Social Causation of Health and Disease
2 Theorizing about Health and Disease
3 Health Lifestyles
4 The Power of Class
5 Class and Health: Explaining the Relationship
6 Age, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity as Structural Variables
7 Living Conditions and Neighborhood Disadvantage
8 Health and Social Capital
Concluding Remarks
References
Index
1 The Social Causation of Health and Disease
2 Theorizing about Health and Disease
3 Health Lifestyles
4 The Power of Class
5 Class and Health: Explaining the Relationship
6 Age, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity as Structural Variables
7 Living Conditions and Neighborhood Disadvantage
8 Health and Social Capital
Concluding Remarks
References
Index
William C. Cockerham is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.
Please wait while this item is added to your cart...
