Social and Behavioral Foundations of Public Health,9780761917441

Social and Behavioral Foundations of Public Health

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ISBN13: 9780761917441
ISBN10: 0761917446
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2000-10-23
Publisher(s): Sage Publications, Inc
List Price: $106.94

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Summary

This book applies a rich body of knowledge and theory from social and behavioral sciences to contemporary health issues. A guiding principle of the book is the importance of social context and cultural construction in the analysis of health problems. It addresses the multiple layers of influence on health, enlarging the dominant "risk factor" approach to health behavior by giving sufficient attention to the social environmentThe book draws from many disciplines (sociology, anthropology, social psychology, demography, gerontology, economics, and history), and uses examples and case studies specifically from the forefront of public health. The book is especially useful for the way that it discusses core concepts and models and applies them to real world problems.

Author Biography

Gwendolyn P. Quinn, Ph.D. is Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Community and Family Health at the University of South Florida.

Table of Contents

Preface vii
Acknowledgments xvi
Part I. Introduction and Overview 1(72)
Why Study Social and Behavioral Factors in Health?
3(14)
Historical Perspectives on Population and Disease
17(30)
Social Epidemiology
47(26)
Part II. Conceptual Foundations 73(74)
Health and Illness Behavior
75(28)
Gwendolyn P. Quinn
Jeannine Coreil
The Social Environment and Health
103(24)
Social Differentiation, Cultural Diversity, and Community Health
127(20)
Part III. Sociocultural Response to Illness 147(86)
Deviance and Social Control
149(18)
Comparative Health Cultures
167(20)
Community-Based Approaches to Health Promotion
187(24)
Social Marketing
211(22)
Part IV. Special Topics 233(84)
Health Behavior in Developing Countries
235(22)
Food and Society
257(28)
Public Mental Health
285(16)
Melinda S. Forthofer
Public Health and Aging: The New Imperative
301(16)
References 317(34)
Index 351(8)
About the Authors 359

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