Unequal Health: How Inequality Contributes to Health or Illness
Praise for the first edition:    Unequal Health provides an excellent opportunity for readers to begin critically to examine the complex relationship of various social categories and the ways that health is affected..... (Contemporary Sociology)Budrys'sUnequal Healthis a comprehensive text for students of the social determinants of health, whether they come from population studies, sociology, or social epidemiology. This edition draws on recent articles and reports from a wide range of publications to introduce students to the methods, theories, and relevant points of discourse. Additionally, this text is written in an engaging and readable style and will prove a useful tool for those who wish to understand unequal health in our world today. (Loretta E. Bass)Grace Budrys' s bookUnequal Healthis a perfect textbook on health disparities. The author explains difficult and complex concepts in a conversational and engaging style. The book contains a wealth of information on health disparities, and the presentation of research findings and academic discussions is easy to follow. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn about this very important public health issue. (Gesine Hearn)Praise for the first edition:Unequal Healthprovides an excellent opportunity for readers to begin critically to examine the complex relationship of various social categories and the ways that health is affected. (Contemporary Sociology)