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Global Inequality and Human Needs: Health and Illness in an Increasingly Unequal World
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Product Description
This book uses a critical theoretical perspective to explore the links between social variables like race, class, and gender, and the health of populations around the world. Global Inequality and Human Needs includes case studies from various countries (Russia, Chile, India, Sub-Saharan Africa) as well as the U.S. show the impact of policy on social inequality and health. Sociologists, public health professionals and anyone interested in international health issues.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #678672 in Books
- Published on: 2002-11-24
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 256 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
"What is undoubtedly most unique and rewarding about this book is its dramatic documentation of the centrality of social factors - notably poverty and attendant inequalities - in shaping health and illness in today's world."
Thomas Ehrlich Reifer, University of California - Riverside
Review from Contemporary Sociology, January 2004
From the Back Cover
This book uses a critical theoretical perspective to explore the links between social variables like race, class, and gender, and the health of populations around the world. Global Inequality and Human Needs includes case studies from various countries (Russia, Chile, India, Sub-Saharan Africa) as well as the U.S. show the impact of policy on social inequality and health. Sociologists, public health professionals and anyone interested in international health issues.
