Social causes of health and disease / William C. Cockerham.
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TextPublication details: Cambridge : Polity Press, 2013Edition: 2nd editionDescription: vii, 255 p. ; 23 cmISBN: 9780745661209 (pbk); 0745661203 (pbk); 9780745661193 (hbk); 074566119X (hbk)Subject(s): Social medicine | Health -- Social aspects | Diseases -- Social aspectsDDC classification: 306.461 Summary: In this stimulating book, William C. Cockerham, a leading medical sociologist, assesses the evidence that social factors (such as stress, poverty, unhealthy lifestyles, and unpleasant living and work conditions) have direct causal effects on health and many diseases. This engaging text will be indispensable reading for all students and scholars of medical sociology, especially those with the courage to confront the possibility that society really does make people sick.
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Previous ed.: 2007.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [208]-241) and index.
In this stimulating book, William C. Cockerham, a leading medical sociologist, assesses the evidence that social factors (such as stress, poverty, unhealthy lifestyles, and unpleasant living and work conditions) have direct causal effects on health and many diseases. This engaging text will be indispensable reading for all students and scholars of medical sociology, especially those with the courage to confront the possibility that society really does make people sick.
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