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

    • Title:Social causes of health and disease / William C. Cockerham.
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    • Author/Creator:Cockerham, William C.
    • Published/Created:Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity, 2007.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Social medicine.
      Health--Social aspects.
      Diseases--Social aspects.
    • Medical Subjects: Sociology, Medical.
    • Description:vii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
    • Summary:"In this book, William Cockerham, a leading medical sociologist, assesses the evidence that social factors have direct causal effects on health and many diseases. He argues that stress, poverty, unhealthy lifestyles, and unpleasant living and work conditions can all be directly associated with illness." "This book offers a coherent introduction to social epidemiology, as well as challenging aspects of the existing literature. It will be indispensable reading for all students and scholars of medical sociology, especially those with the courage to confront the possibility that society really does make people sick."--Jacket.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages [191]-220) and indexes.
    • ISBN:9780745635880 (pbk.)
      0745635881 (pbk.)
      0745635873
      9780745635873
    • Contents:1. social causation of health and disease
      2. Theorizing about health and disease
      3. Health lifestyles
      4. 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.
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