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Social Inequality and Public Health
Salvatore J Babones
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Description for Social Inequality and Public Health
Paperback.
Public health in the early 21st century increasingly considers how social inequalities impact on individual health, moving away from the focus on how disease relates to the individual person. This 'new public health' identifies how social, economic and political factors affect the level and distribution of individual health, through their effects on individual behaviours, the social groups people belong to, the character of relationships to others and the characteristics of the societies in which people live. The rising social inequalities that can be seen in nearly every country in the world today present not just a moral danger, but a ... Read more
Public health in the early 21st century increasingly considers how social inequalities impact on individual health, moving away from the focus on how disease relates to the individual person. This 'new public health' identifies how social, economic and political factors affect the level and distribution of individual health, through their effects on individual behaviours, the social groups people belong to, the character of relationships to others and the characteristics of the societies in which people live. The rising social inequalities that can be seen in nearly every country in the world today present not just a moral danger, but a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847423207
SKU
V9781847423207
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Ref
99-50
About Salvatore J Babones
Salvatore J. Babones is a lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Social Policy at The University of Sydney. His work has appeared in the "Journal of Sociology, Social Science & Medicine", and the "Handbook of Social Problems". His most recent book is "Global Social Change: Historical and Comparative Perspectives" (2006), co-edited with Christopher Chase-Dunn. Salvatore Babones received his Ph.D. from The ... Read more
Reviews for Social Inequality and Public Health
"This book will form a very useful addition to the sparse canon of literature exploring the relationship between social inequality and health." Journal of Public Health "... a fascinating collection of issues in modern public health research, policy and practice." Sociology of Health & Illness '....a very accessible round-up of a selection of issues, some relevant to particular parts of ... Read more