Social Epidemiology

Social epidemiology is the study of how the social world influences - and in many cases defines - the fundamental determinants of health. This link was substantiated in the first edition of Social Epidemiology, and the generation of research that followed has fundamentally changed the way we understand epidemiology and public health. This much-awaited second edition elevates the field again, first by codifying the last decade of research, then by extending it to examine how public policies impact health. The new edition includes: * 11 fully updated chapters, including entries on the links between health and discrimination, income inequality, social networks, and emotion * Four all-new chapters on the role of policies in shaping health, including how to translate evidence into action with multi-level interventions * Updated references, detailing the best research over the last two decades The result is a bold, brilliant text that will serve the new world of epidemiology in which scientists both observe health and design interventions to improve it. Social Epidemiology again sets an intellectual agenda and provides an essential foundation for those interested in social determinants of health around the world.Foreword ; Leonard Syme ; Chapter 1 ; A Historical Framework for Social Epidemiology: Social Determinants of Population Health ; Lisa F. Berkman and Ichiro Kawachi ; Chapter 2 ; Socioeconomic Status and Health ; M. Maria Glymour, Mauricio Avendano, and Ichiro Kawachi ; Chapter 3 ; Discrimination and Health Inequities ; Nancy Krieger ; Chapter 4 ; Income Inequality ; Ichiro Kawachi and SV Subramanian ; Chapter 5 ; Working Conditions and Health ; Lisa F. Berkman, Ichiro Kawachi, And Tores Theorell ; Chapter 6 ; Labor Markets, Employment Policies, and Health ; Mauricio Avendano and Lisa F. Berkman ; Chapter 7 ; Social Network Epidemiology ; Lisa F. Berkman and Aditi Krishna ; Chapter 8 ; Social Capital, Social Cohesion, and Health ; Ichiro Kawachi and Lisa F. Berkman ; Chapter 9 ; Affective States and Health ; Laura D. Kubzansky, Ashley Winning, and Ichiro Kawachi ; Chapter 10 ; Changing Health Behaviors in a Social Context ; Cassandra Okechukwu, Kirsten Davison, and Karen Emmons ; Chapter 11 ; Experimental Psychosocial Interventions ; Thomas A. Glass, Amii M. Kress, and Lisa F. Berkman ; Chapter 12 ; Policies as Tools for Research and Translation in Social Epidemiology ; M .Maria Glymour ; Chapter 13 ; Applications of Behavioral Economics to Improve Health ; Ichiro Kawachi ; Chapter 14 ; Biological Pathways Linking Social Conditions and Health: Plausible Mechanisms and Emerging Puzzles ; Laura D. Kubzansky, Teresa E. Seeman, M .Maria Glymour ; Chapter 15 ; From Science to Policy ; Michael Marmot and Jessica Allen