Women's experiences of living in an unequal society : exploring contemporary understandings of explanations for inequalities in health

This thesis provides a sociological critique of contemporary social epidemiology in explaining the health and social problems consequential on life in unequal societies. It accomplishes this through an empirical study exploring shame and social comparison, revealed through the accounts of a small gr...

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Main Author: Peacock, Marian
Published: University of Sheffield 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.577794