Society and health

Author:Benjamin C. Amick

Summary:Recoge: Pautas familiares sobre la salud infantil; Comunidad y salud; Raza y salud; Explicaciones sobre desigualdades sociales en la salud; Economía política y salud; Clases, trabajo y salud; El contexto cultural; El papel del cuidado médico en la determinación de la salud; Pensamiento estratégico sobre sociedad y salud

Print Book, English, 1995

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Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York, 1995

Physical Description:XVI, 374 p. : il. ; 24 cm

ISBN:

9780195085068, 019508506X

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:911288179

Subjects:

Estados Unidos

Medicina social

Salud pública Aspectos sociales

Contents:

1. Introduction ; 2. Family Pathways to Child Health ; 3. Community and Health ; 4. Race and Health: A Multidimensional Approach to Afrrican American Health ; 6. Explanations for Social Inequities in Health ; 7. Political Economy and Health ; 9. The Cultural Frame: Context and Meaning in the Construction of Health ; 10. The Role of Medical Care in Determining Health: Creating an Inventory of Benefits ; 11. Thinking Strategically about Society and Health