This volume examines important themes in medical sociology, documenting the thinking and frameworks shaping research today. It covers topics from the morality of death to conflicts between health providers, and will interest students and professionals.
Health Inequity
This book analyzes the crucial issue of health inequities between and within countries. It uses a multitude of figures to illustrate huge inequalities in maternal mortality, life expectancy, and more. A vital resource for students, researchers, and health decision makers.
This collection of essays addresses pivotal problems about our planet’s environment. It highlights the inter-relation of topics, connecting well-being with health, bioengineering, and the natural and social environment, and concludes with an ethical analysis of these challenges.
The Social-Structural Determinants of Health
An understanding of the human body and mind is incomplete without examining the social environment. Social forces create conditions that can either strengthen or undermine the wellbeing of individuals, groups, and entire communities—the social-structural determinants of health.
Child Obesity
This book investigates the complex facets of childhood obesity, analyzing evidence on epigenetics, ultra-processed foods, and food marketing. It concludes with recommendations for health professionals, parents, and policy makers to create change for our society’s future health.