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Society and health / created by Benjamin C. Amick

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.Description: 374 pages illustrations 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 019508506X (acidfree paper)
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Contents:
Chapter 1 - Introduction / Benjamin C. Amick III, Sol Levine, Alvin R. Tarlov and Diana Chapman Walsh, 2 - Family Pathways to Child Health / Edward L. Schor and Elizabeth G. Menaghan, 3 - Community and Health / Donald L. Patrick and Thomas M. Wickizer , 4 - Race and Health: A Multidimensional Approach to African-American Health / Gary King and David R. Williams, 5 - Gender, Health, and Cigarette Smoking / Diana Chapman Walsh, Glorian Sorenson and Lori Leonard, 6 - Explanations for Social Inequalities in Health / Michael G. Marmot, Martin Bobak and George Davey Smith, 7 - Political Economy and Health / M. Harvey Brenner, 8 - Class, Work, and Health / Jeffrey V. Johnson and Ellen M. Hall, 9 - The Cultural Frame: Context and Meaning in the Construction of Health / Ellen Corin, 10 - The Role of Medical Care in Determining Health: Creating an Inventory of Benefits / John P. Bunker, Howard S. Frazier and Frederick Mosteller.
Summary: How do some families create more healthful environments for their children? How do we explain the health status differences between men and women, blacks and whites, and different communities or cultures? How is stress generated in the workplace? What accounts for the persistent social class differences in mortality rates? Why do societies experience higher rates of mortality after economic recession?
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Book Book School of Social Work Library Open Shelf RA425 SOC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 151769 Available BK139070

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1 - Introduction / Benjamin C. Amick III, Sol Levine, Alvin R. Tarlov and Diana Chapman Walsh, 2 - Family Pathways to Child Health / Edward L. Schor and Elizabeth G. Menaghan, 3 - Community and Health / Donald L. Patrick and Thomas M. Wickizer , 4 - Race and Health: A Multidimensional Approach to African-American Health / Gary King and David R. Williams, 5 - Gender, Health, and Cigarette Smoking / Diana Chapman Walsh, Glorian Sorenson and Lori Leonard, 6 - Explanations for Social Inequalities in Health / Michael G. Marmot, Martin Bobak and George Davey Smith, 7 - Political Economy and Health / M. Harvey Brenner, 8 - Class, Work, and Health / Jeffrey V. Johnson and Ellen M. Hall, 9 - The Cultural Frame: Context and Meaning in the Construction of Health / Ellen Corin, 10 - The Role of Medical Care in Determining Health: Creating an Inventory of Benefits / John P. Bunker, Howard S. Frazier and Frederick Mosteller.


How do some families create more healthful environments for their children? How do we explain the health status differences between men and women, blacks and whites, and different communities or cultures? How is stress generated in the workplace? What accounts for the persistent social class differences in mortality rates? Why do societies experience higher rates of mortality after economic recession?

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