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The Resource Society and health, Benjamin C. Amick III [and others]

Society and health, Benjamin C. Amick III [and others]

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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?
  • Such fundamental questions about the social determinants of health are discussed in depth in this wide-ranging and authoritative book. Well-known contributors from North America and Europe assess the evidence for the diverse ways by which society influences health and provide conceptual frameworks for understanding these relationships. The book opens with a broad review of research on the social environment's contribution to health status and then addresses particular social factors: the family, the community, race, gender, class, the economy, the workplace and culture. The concluding two chapters examine the contribution of medicine to the improved health of Americans and recast the health care policy debate in a broad social policy context
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xvi, 374 pages
Contents
  • 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
Isbn
9780195085068
Instance
Label
Society and health
Title
Society and health
Statement of responsibility
Benjamin C. Amick III [and others]
Contributor
Subject
Language
eng
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?
  • Such fundamental questions about the social determinants of health are discussed in depth in this wide-ranging and authoritative book. Well-known contributors from North America and Europe assess the evidence for the diverse ways by which society influences health and provide conceptual frameworks for understanding these relationships. The book opens with a broad review of research on the social environment's contribution to health status and then addresses particular social factors: the family, the community, race, gender, class, the economy, the workplace and culture. The concluding two chapters examine the contribution of medicine to the improved health of Americans and recast the health care policy debate in a broad social policy context
Cataloging source
DLC
Index
index present
LC call number
RA418.3.U6
LC item number
S64 1995
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
NLM call number
  • 1996 B-371
  • WA 31
NLM item number
S67805 1995
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Amick, Benjamin C
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Social medicine
  • Medical policy
  • Social Medicine
  • Health Policy
  • Médecine sociale
  • Politique sanitaire
  • Medical policy
  • Social medicine
  • Medische sociologie
  • Sozialmedizin
  • Aufsatzsammlung
  • United States
Label
Society and health, Benjamin C. Amick III [and others]
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
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
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
xvi, 374 pages
Isbn
9780195085068
Lccn
95030314
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (OCoLC)32698501
  • (OCoLC)ocm32698501
Label
Society and health, Benjamin C. Amick III [and others]
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
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
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
xvi, 374 pages
Isbn
9780195085068
Lccn
95030314
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (OCoLC)32698501
  • (OCoLC)ocm32698501

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