Contents of This Chapter:

• Chapter Overview and Learning Objectives
  • Learning Objectives
  • Chapter Overview
  • Focusing Questions
  • Licenses and Attributions for Chapter Overview and Learning Objectives
• Health as a Social Problem
  • Licenses and Attributions for Health as a Social Problem
• Epidemiology in the US: Health Disparities by Social Location
  • Unpacking Oppression, Healing Justice: Social Determinants of Health and ACES
  • Health Inequalities by Race and Ethnicity
  • Health Inequalities by Socioeconomic Status
  • Health Inequalities by Biological Sex
  • Health Inequalities by Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
  • Licenses and Attributions for Epidemiology in the US: Health Disparities by Social Location
• Sociological Theories of Health
  • The Cultural Meaning of Illness
  • Sick Role and Functionalist Perspective
  • Social Disparities and the Conflict Perspective
  • Medicalization and the Symbolic Perspective
  • Intersectional Theories of Health
  • Licenses and Attributions for Sociological Theories of Health
• Health Equity is Social Justice
  • Changing US Healthcare Policy
  • Changing Healthcare Policy Around the World
  • Reproductive Justice is Social Justice
  • Interdependent Health Care Solutions to COVID-19
  • Licenses and Attributions for Health Equity is Social Justice
• Chapter Summary
  • Essential Ideas
  • Key Terms Review
  • Key Terms List
  • Discuss and Do
  • Licenses and Attributions for Chapter Summary
• References

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