Health and Social Change in Russia and Eastern Europe [Paperback]

William C. Cockerham (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 18, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0415920817 | ISBN-13: 978-0415920810 | Edition: 1

For the first time, life expectancy is declining in an industrialized society. In this pioneering work, William C. Cockerham examines the social causes of the decline in life expectancy beginning in the 1960s including:
*Russia
*Poland
*Hungary
*Romania
*Bulgaria
*the Czech Republic
*and East Germany.
Health and Social Change in Russia and Eastern Europe argues that the roots of this change are mainly social rather than biomedical - the result of poor policy decisions, stress and an unhealthy diet. Cockerham presents a theory of postmodern social change that goes beyond the borders of Eastern Europe.

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Review

All of the empirical and theoretical arguments are succinctly presented, and are quite easy to follow even by those who know very little about social determinants of health or about the former communist countries in East Central Europe. Health and Social Change in Russia and Eastern Europe therefore meets the needs of various constituencies, and is highly recommended both to specialists and to those lacking familiarity with sociology, public health and/or East Central Europe..
–CJS online

About the Author

William C. Cockerham is Professor of Sociology, Medicine and Public Health at the University of Alabama, Birmingham. He is author of Readings in Medical Sociology (1998), This Aging Society (1997) and The Global Society (1995), among other works.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (March 18, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415920817
• ISBN-13: 978-0415920810
• Product Dimensions: 4.1 x 2.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,066,980 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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