Social Causes of Health and Disease

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• William C. Cockerham

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• 255 Seiten
• 9 Lesestunden

• Sachliteratur
• Sozialwissenschaften
• Soziologie

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In this stimulating book, William Cockerham, a leading medical sociologist, assesses the evidence that social factors have direct causal effects on health and many diseases. He argues that stress, poverty, unhealthy lifestyles, and unpleasant living and work conditions can all be directly associated with illness.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• Einband: Paperback