Title: The social origins of health and well-being /
Authors: Eckersley, Richard.; Dixon, Jane; Douglas, R. M.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press,
Year: 2001
Subjects: Health Social aspects Congresses.; Equality Health aspects Congresses.; Social medicine Congresses.; Work Health aspects Congresses.; Health and race Congresses.; Social classes Health aspects Congresses.; Quality of life Congresses; Medical economics Congresses.; Health Status; Health Policy; Life Style; Social Environment; Socioeconomic Factors; Santé Aspect social.; Santé Aspect social Australie.; Santé et race.; Qualité de la vie.; Économie de la santé.; Hygiène industrielle.
Abstract: "This book covers the differential health impacts of socio-economic status, family and early development, changes in work and work conditions, health systems, the physical environment of cities, indigenous peoples, social capital, culture, and global economic and environmental changes. It also discusses how inequality gets 'under the skin', through describing the physiological changes that follow from stress and behaviours. Particularly important is the 'natural experiment' represented by the different political and economic paths taken by Australia and New Zealand over the past two decades and the opportunity this provides to assess their effect on health." "The Social Origins of Health and Well-being will be of great value to scholars and professionals internationally and to students in Australia and New Zealand."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: A general model of the social origins of health and well-being Jake Najman -- Part I. Historical, Global and Cultural Perspectives: Healthier progress: historical perspectives on the social and economic determinants of health John Powles -- Health inequalities in the New World Order David Legge -- Globalisation and environmental change: implications for health and health inequalities Colin Butler, Bob Douglas and Tony McMichael -- Culture, health and well-being Richard Eckersley -- Part II. Explaining Health Inequalities: Income inequality and health: in search of fundamental causes Gavin Turrell -- Mediation of the effects of social and economic status on health and mortality: the roles of behaviour and constitution Richard Taylor -- Migrants, money and margarine: possible explanations for Australia-New Zealand mortality differences Alistair Woodward, Colin Mathers and Martin Tobias -- Income, income inequality and health in New Zealand Philippa Howden-Chapman and Des O'Dea --^