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| Preface | |
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| Thinking Socially About Health | |
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| Thinking Socially About Health | |
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| Social Networks, Social Isolation, and Health | |
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| The AIDS Epidemic | |
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| Poverty, Social Inequality, and Health | |
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| How Does Social Inequality Bring About Differences in Health? | |
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| The Health Gradient | |
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| A Biopsychosocial Approach | |
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| Supportive Ties | |
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| An Inclusive Paradigm of Socioeconomic Status and Health | |
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| Occupational Quality and Health Outcomes | |
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| Social, Psychological, and Physical Pathways to Health Outcomes | |
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| Lack of "Social Capital" as the Explanation for Social Inequality's Effect on Health Outcomes | |
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| Inequality Internationally | |
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| The Political Economy of Health: Adding Global and Power Dimensions to Social Influences on Health | |
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| How This Book Is Organized | |
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| Theoretical Foundations for Studying Health Inequalities | |
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| Explaining Variations in Population Health | |
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| Foundations for a Social Science of Health and Inequality | |
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| The Social Group and Health | |
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| Social Stratification and Health | |
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| Types of Societies and Risks to Population Health | |
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| The Two Transitions of Developed Countries | |
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| Social Inequality in the Modern World: Social Classes | |
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| Stratification, Life Chances, and Lifestyles | |
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| Life Chances and Lifestyles: Structural Constraints and Personal Agency | |
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| Labor Force-Health Relationships | |
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| Theoretical Foundations for Understanding Gender Differences in Health | |
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| Social Hierarchy's Effects on Mind and Body | |
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| Human Bodies in Modern Vehicles: The Case of Hierarchy on the Road | |
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| Social Cohesion and Income Inequality | |
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| Summary | |
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| A Political Economy Approach to Health | |
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| The World Economic System | |
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| A Global Model of Social Influences on Health | |
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| Location in the Political Economy | |
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| State Policies | |
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| Community, Family, and Kin Buffers | |
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| Social Class and Status: Relative Control over Living Conditions | |
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| Personal Variables | |
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| Ecology and Physical Environment | |
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| Population Health Outcomes: Physical and Psychological, Individual and Communal | |
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| Health and Inequality: Principles and Examples | |
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| The Russian Case Example | |
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| Interpreting the Russian Case | |
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| Policies Matter! | |
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| Thinking Globally About Health | |
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| Global Trends | |
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| Regional Trends in World Health | |
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| Africa | |
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| Latin America and the Caribbean | |
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| Canada | |
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| The United States | |
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| The Eastern Mediterranean | |
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| Europe | |
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| The Western Pacific | |
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| South East Asia | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Gender, Race, and Ethnic Influences on Health | |
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| Gender and Health | |
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| Women's Health and Poverty | |
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| Gender and Health in the United States | |
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| Women's Status and Health: A Study of the United States | |
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| Principle 7 | |
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| A Global Approach to Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health | |
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| Principle 8 | |
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| Health Differences Among Racial and Ethnic Groups in the United States | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Mental Health: Social and Global Issues | |
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| Major Categories of Mental Illness | |
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| Affective Disorders | |
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| Anxiety Disorders | |
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| Schizophrenia | |
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| A Cross-National Study of Mental Illness: Clues to the Global Prevalence and Correlates of Mental Illness | |
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| Poverty, Unemployment, and Job Insecurity | |
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| Social Support and Mental Health | |
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| Alienation and Social Exclusion | |
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| Homelessness and Mental Health | |
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| A Global Perspective on Mental Health | |
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| Cultural Variations, Economic Development, and Mental Health | |
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| Mental Health Trends | |
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| Initiatives for the Improvement of Global Mental Health | |
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| Underdevelopment and Health | |
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| Underdevelopment and Health | |
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| Characteristics of Countries in the World Economic System | |
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| Specialized Economies | |
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| Weak Internal Political Structures | |
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| Low Standard of Living for Workers | |
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| High Potential for Class Conflict and Political Instability | |
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| Repressive Rulers or Governing Bodies | |
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| Inequality and Human Needs | |
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| Health and Life Expectancy on the Periphery | |
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| Causes of Underdevelopment and Poor Health: African Countries | |
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| Colonial and Cold War Legacies | |
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| Ecological Deprivation and Hardship | |
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| Technological Neglect by Corporations and Core Countries | |
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| Political Instability, Corruption, and Violence | |
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| The Policies of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund | |
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| A Reformed World Bank? | |
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| Programs That Improve Quality of Life and Health for the Poor | |
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| The Singapore Model of Catastrophic Health Insurance | |
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| SEWA: Self-Employed Women's Association of Ahmedabad, India | |
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| Mexico's PROGRESA | |
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| Social Funds | |
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| Prospects for Improvement? | |
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| Development and Health: Promise and Limitations | |
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| Approaches to Development | |
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| Refining the "Wealth Equals Health" Formula: Six Dynamics | |
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| A Country's Readiness for Development | |
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| Principle 9 | |
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| Internal Development Process | |
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| The Extent to Which the Majority Benefits from Development | |
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| The Extend to Which Inequality Increases with Development | |
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| The Effectiveness of Civic-minded State Policies | |
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| The Epidemiology of the Country | |
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| Recipe for Healthy Development: Mix in Social Welfare and Equality-enhancing Policies | |
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| Policies for Building Healthy Societies | |
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| Kerala, India: A Healthy and Literate Society Despite Low Income | |
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| Declining Access to Health Care amid Affluence: The California Example | |
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| Zaire: Rich in Resources, Distorted by Colonialism, and Impoverished by Corruption | |
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| Tackling HIV/AIDS | |
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| How Can Countries Scale up Efforts to Fight the AIDS Epidemic? | |
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| Making Societies Healthier | |
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| National and Global Policies for Healthier Societies | |
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| Enhancing Public Health Throughout the Life Course | |
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| What Can We Do as Individuals? | |
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| Principles of Sociological Health Patterns | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Abbreviations | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |