Title: Handbook of medical sociology /
Authors: Bird, Chloe E.
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Social medicine Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Social Medicine; Sociology, Medical
Abstract: Composed entirely of specially commissioned chapters by some of the outstanding scholars in medical sociology, this edition reflects important changes in the study of health and illness.
Contents: Social conditions as fundamental causes of health inequalities / Bruce Link and Jo Phelan -- Social capital and health / Ichiro Kawachi -- Why education is the key to socioeconomic differentials in health / Catherine E. Ross and John Mirowsky -- Understanding gender and health: old patterns, new trends, and future directions / Patricia P. Rieker, Chloe E. Bird, and Martha E. Lang -- Social support, sex, and food: social networks and health / Gina S. Lovasi, jimi adams and Peter S. Bearman -- Race, social contexts, and health: examining geographic spaces and places / David T. Takeuchi, Emily Walton, and ManChui Leung -- The Latino health paradox: looking at the intersection of sociology and health / Tamara Dubowitz, Lisa M. Bates, and Dolores Acevedo-Garcia -- A life-course approach to the study of neighborhoods and health / Stephanie A. Robert, Kathleen A. Cagney, and Margaret M. Weden --