The Sociology of Health Inequalities

 edited by Bartley, Blane and Davey-Smith PB 226 pages

Tackling health inequality with the overarching goal of linking medicine and social science, the contributors address morality, crime, psychological perspectives, lay knowledge, the utility of geography, sex differences,
genetic and ethnic differences and economic factors. The social dynamics of health inequalities and social and spatial inequities in health are assessed.

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Health and Inequality: Geographical Perspectives

by Sarah E Curtis PB 344 pages

Presenting a comprehensive analysis of how geographical perspectives can be used to understand the problems of health inequalities, this book has three principal themes: to discuss the geography of health inequality and to examine strategies for reducing disadvantage; to review and develop the theoretical basis for a geographical analysis of these problems - the discussion will illustrate how theoretical developments can help in the design and evaluation of intervention; and to explain how different methodologies in the geography of health, both quantitative and qualitative, can be applied in research - demonstrating the complementarity between them. Relating theoretical arguments to specific landscapes, this book is a key resource for understanding the articulation between theory and empirical methods for understanding health variation in urban areas.

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