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Author Wermuth, Laurie Ann.

Title Global inequality and human needs : health and illness in an increasingly unequal world / Laurie Wermuth
Published Boston, MA ; London : Allyn and Bacon, [2003]
©2003

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Description xiii, 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents Machine derived contents note: 1 Thinking Socially About Health 1 -- -- Thinking Socially About Health 3 -- Social Networks, Social Isolation, and Health 4 -- The AIDS Epidemic 5 -- Poverty, Social Inequality, and Health 7 -- How Does Social Inequality Bring About Differences in Health? 9 -- The Health Gradient 9 -- A Biopsychosocial Approach 11 -- Supportive Ties 14 -- An Inclusive Paradigm of Socioeconomic Status and Health 15 -- Occupational Quality and Health Outcomes 17 -- Social, Psychological, and Physical Pathways to Health Outcomes 17 -- Lack of "Social Capital" as the Explanation for Social Inequality's Effect on -- Health Outcomes 18 -- Inequality Internationally 20 -- The Political Economy of Health : Adding Global and Power Dimensions to -- Social Influences on Health 21 -- How This Book Is Organized 23 -- -- -- 2 Theoretical Foundations for Studying Health Inequalities 24 -- -- Explaining Variations in Population Health 25 -- Foundationsfor a Social Science of Health and Inequality 26 -- The Social Group and Health 26 -- Social Stratification and Health 2 7 -- Types of Societies and Risks to Population Health 2 8 -- -- -- -- The Two Transitions of Developed Countries 31 -- Social Inequality in the Modern World: Social Classes 32 -- Stratification, Life Chances, and Lifestyles 33 -- Life Chances and Lifestyles: Structural Constraints and Personal Agency 34 -- Labor Force-Health Relationships 35 -- Theoretical Foundations for Understanding Gender Differences in Health 35 -- Social Hierarchy's Effects on Mind and Body 38 -- Human Bodies in Modern Vehicles: The Case of Hierarchy on the Road 41 -- Social Cohesion and Income Inequality 42 -- Summary 43 -- -- -- 3 A Political Economy Approach to Health 45 -- -- The World Economic System 47 -- A Global Model of Social Influences on Health 49 -- 1. Location in the Political Economy 49 -- 2. State Policies 52 -- 3 and 4. Community, Family, and Kin Buffers 52 -- 5. Social Class and Status: Relative Control over Living Conditions 53 -- 6. Personal Variables 54 -- 7. Ecology and Physical Environment 55 -- 8. Population Health Outcomes: Physical and Psychological, Individual -- and Communal 56 -- -- -- 4 Health and Inequality: Principles and Examples 57 -- -- Principle 1 58 -- Principle 2 60 -- Principle 3 63 -- Principle 4 65 -- Principle 5 66 -- Principle 6 67 -- The Russian Case Example 69 -- Interpreting the Russian Case 71 -- Policies Matter! 72 -- -- -- -- -- 5 Thinking Globally About Health 76 -- -- Global Trends 76 -- Regional Trends in World Health 79 -- Africa 81 -- Latin America and the Caribbean 82 -- Canada 85 -- The United States 85 -- The Eastern Mediterranean 87 -- Europe 88 -- The Western Pacific 89 -- South East Asia 92 -- Conclusion 95 -- -- -- 6 Gender, Race, and Ethnic Influences on Health 97 -- -- Genderand Health 98 -- Women's Health and Poverty 99 -- Gender and Health in the United States 103 -- Women's Status and Health: A Study of the United States 106 -- Principle 7 107 -- A Global Approach to Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health 109 -- Principle 8 110 -- Health Differences Among Racial and Ethnic Groups in the United States 111 -- Conclusion 118 -- -- -- 7 Mental Health: Social and Global Issues 120 -- -- Major Categories of Mental Illness 121 -- Affective Disorders 122 -- Anxiety Disorders 123 -- Schizophrenia 123 -- A Cross-National Study of Mental Illness: Clues to the Global Prevalence and -- Correlates of Mental Illness 124 -- Poverty, Unemployment, and Job Insecurity 127 -- Social Support and Mental Health 128 -- Alienation and Social Exclusion 130 -- Homelessness and Mental Health 132 -- -- -- -- A Global Perspective on Mental Health 132 -- Cultural Variations, Economic Development, and Mental Health 136 -- Mental Health Trends 138 -- Initiatives for the Improvement of Global Mental Health 139 -- -- -- 8 Underdevelopment and Health 141 -- -- Underdevelopment and Health 142 -- Characteristics of Countries in the World Economic System 146 -- Specialized Economies 147 -- Weak Internal Political Structures 148 -- Low Standard of Living for Workers 149 -- High Potential for Class Conflict and Political Instability 150 -- Repressive Rulers or Governing Bodies 151 -- Inequality and Human Needs 151 -- Health and Life Expectancy on the Periphery 152 -- Causes of Underdevelopment and Poor Health: African Countries 153 -- Colonial and Cold War Legacies 154 -- Ecological Deprivation and Hardship 155 -- Technological Neglect by Corporations and Core Countries 156 -- Political Instability, Corruption, and Violence 158 -- The Policies of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund 161 -- A Reformed World Bank? 163 -- Programs That Improve Quality ofLife and Health for the Poor 164 -- The Singapore Model of Catastrophic Health Insurance 164 -- SEWA: Self-Employed Women's Association of Ahmedabad, India 164 -- Mexico's PROGRESA 165 -- Social Funds 165 -- Prospects for Improvement? 166 -- -- -- 9 Development and Health: Promise and Limitations 169 -- -- Approaches to Development 170 -- Refining the "Wealth Equals Health" Formula: Six Dynamics 171 -- 1. A Country's Readiness for Development 172 -- Principle 9 173 -- 2. Internal Development Processes 177 -- -- -- -- 3. The Extent to Which the Majority Benefits from Development 182 -- 4. The Extend to Which Inequality Increases with Development 186 -- 5. The Effectiveness of Civic-minded State Policies 187 -- 6. The Epidemiology of the Country 190 -- Recipe for Healthy Development: Mix in Social Welfare and -- Equality-enhancing Policies 190 -- -- -- 10 Policies for Building Healthy Societies 192 -- -- Kerala, India: A Healthy and Literate Society Despite Low Income 193 -- Declining Access to Health Care amid Affluence: The California Example 194 -- Zaire: Rich in Resources, Distorted by Colonialism, and Impoverished -- by Corruption 195 -- Tackling HIV/AIDS 196 -- How Can Countries Scale up Efforts to Fight the AIDS Epidemic? 199 -- Making Societies Healthier 202 -- National and Global Policies for Healthier Societies 203 -- Enhancing Public Health Throughout the Life Course 206 -- What Can We Do as Individuals? 208 -- -- -- -- Appendix: Principles of Sociological Health Patterns 210 -- -- Glossary 211 -- -- Abbreviations 216 -- -- References 217 -- -- Index 232 -- -- -- -- -- Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: World health, World -- health Social aspects, Medical care International cooperation, Equality Health -- aspects
Summary "Using a critical theoretical perspective and research studies of health inequalities, the author explores the links between social variables like race, class, and gender, and the health of populations around the world."--Back cover
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject World health.
World health -- Social aspects.
Medical care -- International cooperation.
Equality -- Health aspects.
Global Health.
Social Medicine.
Socioeconomic Factors.
LC no. 2002034252
ISBN 0205343961 paperback