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.
Understanding Health Inequalities second edition provides an accessible and engaging exploration of why the opportunity to live a long and healthy life remains profoundly unequal.
Examines the domestic circumstances and responsibilities of women caring for children in Britain in the context of social trends that are making poverty and hardship... Læs mere