The Power of Clan - Influence of Human Relationships on Heart Disease

This volume examines the health effects of social change in an Italian-American community over a 25-year period. The authors provide evidence of the protective effect of family bonds and shared social values against coronary disease.

List of contents

1. The Medical Significance of the Social Environment 2. Roseto’s History: Turmoil, Cohesion, and Adaptation 3. A Medical Study of Neighboring Communities with Contrasting Social Patterns 4. Strategy of Inquiry: Subjects, Methods, and Hypothesis Testing 5. Mortality in Roseto and Adjacent Bangor, 1925-1985 6. Changing Prevalence of Myocardial Infarction, 1962-1985 7. Predictive Significance of Various Clinical and Behavioral Measures 8. Social Change, 1963-1988 9. Coda Photo Narrative. Roseto Evolving: A Century in America follows

About the author

Stewart Wolf (1914-2005) was professor of medicine at Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia and director of the Totts Gap Medical Research Laboratories. Before his tenure at Temple University, he headed the department of medicine at the University of Oklahoma. He authored, edited, or co-authored numerous books, including Social Environment and Health, The Stomach, and Educating Doctors.

Summary

Medical sociologists have long recognized the importance of community and family structure in the health of individuals

Product details

• Authors: John G. Bruhn, Brenda P. Egolf, Judith Lasker, Billy U. Philips, Stewart Wolf, Wolf Stewart, Remsen Wolff
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9780765804495
• ISBN: 978-0-7658-0449-5
• No. of pages: 202
• Weight: 340 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, MEDICAL / Public Health, MEDICAL / Cardiology, Sociology: family & relationships, Health psychology, Sociology: family and relationships, Cardiovascular medicine