The Social Causes of Health and Disease. William C. Cockerham

      Copyright © William C. Cockerham 2021

      The right of William C. Cockerham to be identified as Author of this Work has been asserted in accordance with the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

      First edition published in 2007 by Polity Press

      Second edition published in 2013 by Polity Press

      This third edition first published in 2021 by Polity Press

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      ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-4037-2

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      Names: Cockerham, William C., author.

      Title: The social causes of health and illness / William C. Cockerham.

      Other titles: Social causes of health and disease Description: Third edition. | Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity Press, 2020. | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: “Leading medical sociologist investigates the social factors that determine our health”-- Provided by publisher.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2020015573 (print) | LCCN 2020015574 (ebook) | ISBN 9781509540358 (hardback) | ISBN 9781509540365 (paperback) | ISBN 9781509540372 (epub)

      Subjects: LCSH: Social medicine. | Health--Social aspects. | Diseases--Social aspects.

      Classification: LCC RA418 .C658 2020 (print) | LCC RA418 (ebook) | DDC 362.1--dc23

      LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020015573 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020015574

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