Social epidemiology /

The authors begin with presentations of theoretical concepts, continue with a recurring discussion of possible mechanisms that can explain the connections between social factors and health behaviors, disease risk and mortality, and finally discuss the applications of the social epidemiology research...

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Other Authors: Berkman, Lisa F, Kawachi, Ichirō, Kawachi, Ichirō
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2000
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Table of Contents:
  • A historical framework for social epidemiology / Lisa F. Berkman, Ichiro Kawachi
  • Socioeconomic position / John Lynch, George Kaplan
  • Discrimination and health / Nancy Krieger
  • Income inequality and health / Ichiro Kawachi
  • Working conditions and health / Töres Theorell
  • The impact of job loss and retirement on health / Stanislav V. Kasl, Beth A. Jones
  • Social integration, social networks, social support, and health / Lisa F. Berkman, Thomas Glass
  • Social cohesion, social capital, and health / Ichiro Kawachi, Lisa Berkman
  • Depression and medical illness / Robert M. Carney, Kenneth E. Freedland
  • Affective states and health / Laura Kubzansky, Ichiro Kawachi
  • Health behaviors in a social context / Karen M. Emmons
  • Psychosocial intervention / Thomas A. Glass
  • Toward a new social biology / Eric J. Brunner
  • Ecological approaches : rediscovering the role of the physical and social environment / Sally Macintyre, Anne Ellaway
  • Multilevel approaches to understanding social determinants / Michael Marmot
  • Health and social policy / S. Jody Heymann
  • A historical framework for social epidemiology / Lisa F. Berkman, Ichiro Kawachi
  • Socioeconomic position / John Lynch, George Kaplan
  • Discrimination and health / Nancy Krieger
  • Income inequality and health / Ichiro Kawachi
  • Working conditions and health / Töres Theorell
  • The impact of job loss and retirement on health / Stanislav V. Kasl, Beth A. Jones
  • Social integration, social networks, social support, and health / Lisa F. Berkman, Thomas Glass
  • Social cohesion, social capital, and health / Ichiro Kawachi, Lisa Berkman
  • Depression and medical illness / Robert M. Carney, Kenneth E. Freedland
  • Affective states and health / Laura Kubzansky, Ichiro Kawachi
  • Health behaviors in a social context / Karen M. Emmons
  • Psychosocial intervention / Thomas A. Glass
  • Toward a new social biology / Eric J. Brunner
  • Ecological approaches : rediscovering the role of the physical and social environment / Sally Macintyre, Anne Ellaway
  • Multilevel approaches to understanding social determinants / Michael Marmot
  • Health and social policy / S. Jody Heymann