The Health of Populations : General Theories and Particular Realities.

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: Epistemology, Ideology, and Epidemiology -- 1 Two Revolutions -- 2 Counterrevolution -- Part II: The Social Determinants of Mortality and Morbidity -- 3 The Standard of Living -- 4 Inequality -- 5 Community -- 6 Globalization -- 7 Masterful Images -- Appendices -- Appendix 1 Period and Cohort Analyses -- Appendix 2 The Conundrum of Tuberculosis -- Appendix 3 Body Mass Index and Changing Mortality -- Appendix 4 Spatial Autocorrelation -- Appendix 5 Homicide in the 50 States of the U.S. -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

In the maelstrom of current public health debate over the social determinants of health, this book offers a well-balanced discussion on the roots of prevalent strains of thought on the matter. While this area of research deals in complex problems, it is often dominated by those who deploy rather categorical, partisan positions, citing from a wide range of contradictory statistical studies. Stephen Kunitz brings a measured, balanced and independent perspective to bear on the debate, taking a step back from current arguments to look at the fundamental issues through a socio-historical lens.

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