The study investigates illness orientation as a factor which may account for sex differences in the utilization of medical care. First, sex differences in the way symptoms are perceived, evaluated and acted upon (illness orientation) are analyzed. Then, gender role factors which may account for...

This paper discusses the evolving societal perspective on and response to disability, social factors affecting the incidence and prevalence of disability, trends relating to morbidity and mortality and their measurement as social indicators and the potential for using measurements of disability...

This study examines the effect of labor force participation, occupational status and domestic roles on morbidity and mortality among women and men over a 15-year period. The main research questions address the long-term effects of multiple roles. Does the combination of domestic and work roles...

Despite well-recognized gender differences in patterns of social network support, few studies have explored whether the pathways by which social support affects mortality risk differ for men and women. In a 15-year follow-up study of elderly HMO members, we found that network size affected men's...

The discontinuities that characterize women's work histories are also a factor in women's marital histories. Family obligations and childbearing contribute to women's unique employment histories, which include intermittent labor force participation and mobility between employers. While research...

This study uses a longitudinal design to examine the health effects of the quality of social roles among a cohort of women and men. The specific roles of interest are the spouse role, the parent role, and the worker role. The cumulative and interactive effects of role characteristics and role...

In this paper we examine the recent ascendancy of a "population health" perspective on the "determinants of health" in health policy circles as conceptualized by health economists and social epidemiologists such as Evans and Stoddart [Evans and Stoddart (1990) Producing health, consuming health...

The relationships amongst the health professions and between them and the state are rapidly changing. I argue that analysis of these relationships has to take into consideration: the fact that medicine played an intermediary role (through medical dominance in health care) between the state and...

This paper describes and critiques the income inequality approach to health inequalities. It then presents an alternative class-based model through a focus on the causes and not only the consequences of income inequalities. In this model, the relationship between income inequality and health...