Embodying Inequality Epidemiologic Perspectives [Paperback]

To advance the epidemiological analysis of social inequalities in health, and of the ways in which population distributions of disease, disability, and death reflect embodied expressions of social inequality, this volume draws on articles published in the International Journal of Health Services between 1990 and 2000. Framed by ecosocial theory, it employs ecosocial constructs of embodiment ; pathways of embodiment ; cumulative interplay of exposure, susceptibility, and resistance across the lifecourse ; and accountability and agency to address the question; and who and what drives current and changing patterns of social inequalities in health.

SECTION I: Social Epidemiology: History, Hypotheses, Methods, and Measurement
Preface to Section I Nancy Krieger

Part 1: Historical Roots of Contemporary Social Epidemiology
The Social Origins of Illness: A Neglected History Howard Waitzkin
Measuring Social Inequalities in Health in the United States: A Historical Review, 1900-1950 Nancy Krieger and Elizabeth Fee
You Are Dangerous to Your Health: The Ideology and Politics of Victim Blaming Robert Crawford

PART 2: Contemporary Social Epidemiologic Framework and Constructs
Embodying Inequality: A Review of Concepts, Measures, and Methods for Studying Health Consequences of Discrimination Nancy Krieger
Race/Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status: Measurement and Methodological Issues David R. Williams
Racial Ideology and Explanations for Health Inequalities among Middle-Class Whites Carles Muntaner, Craig Nagoshi, and Chamberlain Diala
Income Dynamics and Health Greg J. Duncan
Is Unemployment Pathogenic? A Review of Current Concepts with Lessons for Policy Planners Samuel E. D. Shortt
Man- Made Medicine and Women's Health: The BiopollCi