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"With the compelling evidence that more redistributive universal welfare benefits and education provide the main escalator to reducing inequalities, this is a timely and thought-provoking book for all those concerned to reduce our societies? embedded structural inequalities, cumulative disadvantages and health inequalities." Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health "Unequal Lives is the book that we have all been waiting for. In this skilfully crafted volume, Hilary Graham makes the vital connection between health inequalities and social inequalities in a way that opens up new understandings of both concepts and consequences for policy. Scholarly yet accessible, this is a 'must read' book for researchers, policymakers and practitioners alike." Margaret Whitehead, WH Duncan Professor of Public Health, University of Liverpool, UK
The book introduces the non-specialist to key concepts like health inequalities and health inequities, social class and socioeconomic position, social determinants and life course, as well as to the key indicators of health and socioeconomic position. It provides a wealth of evidence on socioeconomic inequalities in health at both national and global level, and explores how these inequalities persist as countries industrialise, patterns of employment and family life change, and chronic diseases emerge as the big killers. Consideration is given to policy and its impact on inequalities within the UK, Europe and beyond and an assessment made of health inequalities throughout the life. This new book from best selling author Hilary Graham is of particular interest to students in sociology, social policy, health studies, health promotion and public health as well as to social work and community nursing students and those working in the health and welfare fields. Customers in the USA can place orders by visiting www.openupusa.com or calling 1 800 338 3987. |
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| Table of Contents |
Acknowledgements Introduction Part 1: Key Terms Health inequalities and inequities Measures of health and health inequalities Socioeconomic inequalities Measures of socioeconomic position Part 2: Patterns of Unequal Health Health inequalities: global, national and historical Health inequalities across changes in disease Part 3: Understandings Social determinants of health and health inequalities Socioeconomic inequalities across generations: occupation and education Socioeconomic inequalities across generations: partnership and parenthood Health across unequal lives Unequal lives: policy matters Concluding comment Bibliography |
