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List of contents
Overview -- Social, Structural and Demographic Factors -- Introduction: Part 1 -- Demographic Methods and Their Application in the Social and Health Sciences -- Industrialization and Economic Growth: Estimates of Their Effects on the Health of Populations -- Institutional Structure and Process in Health Services Innovation: The Reform Strategy of the Neighborhood Health Center Program -- Sociocultural and Psychobiological Dynamics -- Introduction: Part 2 -- Cultural and Environmental Factors in the Definition and Understanding of Health -- The Influence of Psychosocial Factors on Susceptibility to Physical Illness -- Sociocultural and Psychological Aspects of the Utilization of Health Services -- The Bearing of Social Sciences Knowledge on Medical Education and Practice
Summary
The authors of this book provide a systematic, integrated review and comparison of the contributions of sociology, political science, economics, demography, anthropology, history of science and medicine, psychiatry, and psychology to a number of health-related fields, including epidemiology, health services research, and health policy studies. The book reflects the authors' attitude that multidisciplinary research efforts must be carried out in order to obtain a thorough understanding of the relationship of social science knowledge to health problems.
