Although interest in social epidemiology has grown exponentially over the past three decades, there is a glaring need for an edited handbook that provides a contemporary, comprehensive, and state-of-the-art interdisciplinary survey of established and emerging areas of study to better support the training and research activity of scholars and students.
The
De Gruyter Handbook of Social Epidemiology
is an indispensable reference work that brings together the contributions of leading social epidemiologists from around the world. Our interdisciplinary approach represents a range of approaches to social epidemiology, including anthropology, demography, gerontology, medicine, psychology, public health, social work, and sociology. By highlighting established and emerging areas within the field of social epidemiology, this volume offers an invaluable resource for scholars and students who are interested in the ways in which population health intersects with aging, socioeconomic determinants, race and ethnicity, migration, sex and gender, sexual orientation, social relationships, religion, neighborhood context, environmental ecology, area income inequality, and political determinants.
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If epidemiology is a basic science of public health, then social epidemiology is a basic science of social determinants of health. This remarkable handbook builds on the evidence of social influences on health to take us to theoretical and political considerations necessary for achieving greater health equity. It will be a boon to students and practitioners alike.
Sir Michael Marmot, Director of the Institute of Health Equity and Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London
The
De Gruyter Handbook of Social Epidemiology
sets the agenda for the next generation of researchers in the field of social epidemiology. The collection provides a comprehensive and inter-disciplinary survey of topics relevant to contemporary society, including migration, sex and gender, sexual orientation, religion, and the political determinants of health. Students and practicing scholars alike are bound to find material here to inspire their next set of research questions.
Ichiro Kawachi, John L. Loeb & Frances Lehman Loeb Professor of Social Epidemiology, Harvard University
This new and timely handbook offers an excellent summary of scientific evidence on core areas of research in social epidemiology. In twelve sections, each covering four chapters, topics ranging from aging, sex and gender, ethnicity and socioeconomic inequality to macro-level political and environmental aspects are highlighted in competent, yet well comprehensible ways by renowned international experts. Addressing emerging issues as well, this publication will take the scientific development of the field forward. I strongly recommend this book as an indispensable resource for scholars, students, and a wider interested readership.
Johannes Siegrist, Professor Emeritus of Medical Sociology, Heinrich-Heine-University
