Table of Contents

Introduction to the 2nd Edition

Chapter 1 What is Social Inequality?

Chapter 2 What is Health Inequality?

Chapter 3 Figuring Out Health Inequality

Chapter 4 Explanatory Models I: Behavioural and 'Cultural' Explanations

Chapter 5 Explanatory Models II: Psycho-Social Factors

Chapter 6 Explanatory Models III: Materialist Explanations

Chapter 7 Macro-social models

Chapter 8 Gender and Inequality in Health

Chapter 9 Ethnic Inequalities in Health

Chapter 10. Health Inequality in the Life Course

Chapter 11 The Way Forward for Research and Policy Debate

About the Author

Mel Bartley is Professor Emerita of Medical Sociology at University College London

Reviews

"The new edition of Mel Bartley�s excellent, well-written book should be relevant to anyone interested in understanding and addressing the persisting challenge of social inequalities in health. Congratulations on an inspiring, timely and critical contribution!"
Johannes Siegrist, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf

"This new edition of Mel Bartley�s classic book has the authoritative heft of one of the western world�s most respected medical sociologists. Her great personal depth of expertise comes across throughout the volume, and the book demonstrates a tight grasp of the conceptual and social theory issues that should underpin high-quality research into health inequalities. The book�s newly updated national and international data on health inequalities are especially welcome."
John Frank, University of Edinburgh