BIBFRAME Work

Title

Health inequality

Type

• Text
• Monograph

Contribution

• Bartley, Mel (aut)
• Kelly-Irving, Michelle (aut)

Subject

• Social medicine (LCSH)
• Health status indicators (LCSH)
• Social classes--Health aspects (LCSH)

Language

• eng

Illustrative Content

• charts
• illustrations

Classification

• LCC: RA418 .B366 2025 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
• DDC: 362.1
• NLM: WA 300.1 B291h 2025

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• bibliography
• index

Summary

"The persistence of stark health inequalities in today's world is painfully clear to see, not least in the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and falling life expectancy in many parts of the world. The third edition of this popular book explores ways of understanding the full extent of health inequality, what drives it and ways to address it"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Measuring social inequality -- What is health inequality? -- Figuring out health inequality -- Explanatory models I: behavioural explanations -- Explanatory models II: material explanations -- Explanatory models III: psychosocial factors -- The life course and embodiment -- Gender and inequality in health -- Racialization and health inequality -- The macrosocial environment: political, economic and commercial contexts -- Conclusion: The way forward for research and policy debate.

Authorized Access Point

Bartley, Mel. Health inequality

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-30T17:47:54.019392+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 23638324

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-30
• Cataloger id: Unknown
• Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
• Description language: eng
• Description authentication: pcc