Socioeconomic Status and Health in Industrial Nations: Social, Psychological, and Biological Pathways

by Bruce S. McEwen, Michael G. Marmot, Nancy E. Adler

Book Overview

Socioeconomic status (SES) is a powerful determinate of a person's health, and this effect is felt along the entire range of SES, not just at the extremes of wealth and poverty. In this volume, the full spectrum of biological, psychological, and social pathways by which SES may influence health are explored. Questions addressed include: Is the effect the same in all populations? Does SES affect health or vice versa? Does the gradient occur for all...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080186545X
• ISBN13: 9780801865459
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: New York Academy of Sciences
• Length: 503 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"