Health and Deprivation - Inequality and the North

When originally published in 1988, this book presented new evidence of inequalities in health found among communities in different areas of the North of England.

List of contents

Part 1: The Approach 1. Introduction: Aims, Concepts and Theories 2. The Northern Region and the North-South Divide 3. Indicators of Health and Deprivation Part 2: Description 4. The Distribution of Poor Health in the Northern Region 5. The Prevalence of Deprivation in the Northern Region 6. The Link Between Health and Deprivation Part 3: Explanation 7. Occupational Class and the Explanation of Health Inequalities 8. Material Deprivation and the Explanation of Health Inequalities 9. The Widening Mortality Gap in Britain and the North 10. Conclusions.

About the author

Peter Townsend was Professor of International Social Policy at the LSE and Emeritus Professor of Social Policy at the University of Bristol. Peter Phillimore is Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Newcastle. Alastair Beattie was Head of Information and Statistics for Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Summary

When originally published in 1988, this book presented new evidence of inequalities in health found among communities in different areas of the North of England.

Product details

• Authors: Alastair Beattie, Beattie Alastair, Peter Phillimore, Phillimore Peter, Peter Townsend, Peter Phillimore Townsend
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2025
• EAN: 9781032437996
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3243799-6
• No. of pages: 228
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Inequality
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; HEALTH & FITNESS / Work-Related Health, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, HEALTH & FITNESS / Longevity, Personal & public health, Illness & addiction: social aspects, Sociology: work & labour, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Medical Sociology, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, Personal and public health / health education, Sociology: work and labour