Health and Social Change in Russia and Eastern Europe

by Cockerham,William C.

• ISBN13: 9780415920803
• ISBN10: 0415920809
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-03-16
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

For the first time, life expectancy is declining in an industrialized society. In this pioneering work, William C. Cockerham examines the social causes of the decline in life expectancy beginning in the 1960s in the former Soviet Union: Russia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and East Germany. He argues that the roots of this change are mainly social rather than biomedical--the result of poor policy decisions, stress and unhealthy livestyle. Cockerham presents a theory of postmodern social change that goes beyond the borders of Eastern Europe.

Table of Contents

Consultants	vii	(2)
Preface	ix
Chapter 1 Introduction	1	(28)
Chapter 2 The Social Determinants of the Decline in Longevity	29	(24)
Chapter 3 Health Lifestyles: A Theoretical Perspective	53	(28)
Chapter 4 Russia: Life Expectancy and Social Change	81	(18)
Chapter 5 Russia: The Current Health Crisis	99	(24)
Chapter 6 Hungary	123	(20)
Chapter 7 Poland	143	(26)
Chapter 8 The Czech Republic and Slovakia	169	(24)
Chapter 9 Romania	193	(18)
Chapter 10 Bulgaria	211	(16)
Chapter 11 East Germany	227	(18)
Chapter 12 Conclusion	245	(8)
Appendix	253	(2)
References	255	(22)
Subject Index	277	(5)
Author Index	282