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Health and Social Change in Russia and Eastern Europe

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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 including: *Russia *Poland *Hungary *Romania *Bulgaria *the Czech Republic *and East Germany. Health and Social Change in Russia and Eastern Europe argues that the roots of this change are mainly social rather than biomedical - the result of poor policy decisions, stress and an unhealthy diet. Cockerham presents a theory of postmodern social change that goes beyond the borders of Eastern Europe.

Author(s): William C. Cockerham
Edition: 1st ed
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 1999

Language: English
Pages: 288

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Consultants......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
Introduction......Page 14
The Social Determinants of the Decline in Longevity......Page 42
Health Lifestyles: A Theoretical Perspective......Page 66
Russia: Life Expectancy and Social Change......Page 94
Russia: The Current Health Crisis......Page 112
Hungary......Page 136
Poland......Page 156
The Czech Republic and Slovakia......Page 182
Romania......Page 206
Bulgaria......Page 224
East Germany......Page 240
Conclusion......Page 258