The sociology of health inequalities / edited by Mel Bartley, David Blane and George Davey Smith.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bartley, Mel.

Blane, David.

Davey Smith, George.

Series:

Sociology of health and illness monograph series

Sociology of health and illness monograph series.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social medicine.

Health services accessibility.

Physical Description:

226 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, UK ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Publishers, 1998.

Summary:

The chances of a long and healthy life are unequal: there are large differences between men and women, between members of different ethnic groups, between regions and between social classes. Health inequality is of increasing concern in all developed countries, forming one of the WHO's Health for All by the Year 2000 targets. In the UK the New Labour government has commissioned an independent inquiry into its causes and consequences. Health inequality has to be studied in a way that breaks down the boundaries between medicine and social science. This collection of papers reflects this concern. It represents the contribution of the social sciences: sociology, economics, psychology, geography and social policy, to the understanding and alleviation of health inequality.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0631209298

OCLC:

40784169