A social epidemiologist looks at health inequalities in terms of the upstream factors that produced them. A political sociologist sees these same inequalities a
Health care systems, the role of health professionals and the experience of health and illness are all undergoing change and development as we enter the twenty-
Health care systems, the role of health professionals and the experience of health and illness are all undergoing change and development as we enter the twenty-
Health is political. It entails fierce battles over the allocation of resources, arguments over the imposition of regulations, and the mediation of dueling publ
International responses to the outbreak of SARS, the spread of HIV/AIDS, and the promotion of health as a human right all demonstrate how global politics have a