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245			_aHealth inequalitie: persistence and change in modern welfare states
260			_bOxford University Press
500			_aMonograph
500			_a240p
505			_a<p><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:13px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:robotoregular;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">Chapter 1. Introduction More illness within shorter lives The great paradox of public health The need for a broader picture Preview: this book's main conclusions Chapter 2. Patterns of health inequalities Measurement issues Generalized, but uneven Persistent, but dynamic Ubiquitous, but variable Health inequalities outside Europe Chapter 3. Explanatory perspectives Methodological issues Education, occupation, income and health Six groups of contributing factors Theories about the explanation of health inequalities Chapter 4. Patterns of health inequalities explained Set-up of the analyses Changes in social stratification Rapid but differential health improvements Differential effects of factors driving population health change Continued social patterning of health determinants Understanding the European experience Chapter 5. A broader picture Why social inequality persists in modern welfare states Health inequalities and welfare state reform Health inequalities and social justice Chapter 6. Policy implications Proposals for tackling health inequalities National attempts at tackling health inequalities Realistic expectations Final reflections</span></span></p>
520			_a<p><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:13px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:robotoregular;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">The world we live in is hugely unequal. People in a better socioeconomic position do not only lead more comfortable lives, but also longer and healthier lives. This is true not only in the poorer parts of the world but also in the richest countries, including the advanced welfare states of Western Europe which have successfully pushed back poverty and other forms of material disadvantage. Why are health inequalities - systematically higher rates of disease, disability, and premature death among people with a lower level of education, occupation or income - so persistent? How can we expect to reduce this when it persists even in the most advanced states? Written by a leading figure in public health, this book looks to answer these questions by taking a broad, critical look at the scientific evidence surrounding the explanation of health inequalities, including recent findings from the fields of epidemiology, sociology, psychology, economics, and genetics. It concludes that a simplistic view, in which health inequalities are a direct consequence of social inequality, does not tell us the full story. Drawing upon a unique series of studies covering 30 European countries and more than three decades of observations, it shows that health inequalities are partly driven by autonomous forces that are difficult to counteract, such as educational expansion, increased social mobility, and rapid but differential health improvements. Finally, the book explores how we might use these new findings to continue our efforts to build a healthier and more equal future. Offering a truly multidisciplinary perspective and an accessible writing style, Health Inequalities is an indispensable resource for health researchers, professionals, and policy-makers, as well as for social scientists interested in inequality</span></span> ...</p>
650			_aHealth care: management
650			_aHealthcare improvement
650			_aSocial Welfare
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