Public Health Forum
Volume 20, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 6.e1-6.e3

Social epidemiology [Sozialepidemiologie] (Article)

Spallek J.* , Kuntz B. , Schott T.
  • a Universität Bielefeld, Fakultät für Gesundheitswissenschaften, AG Epidemiologie and International, Public Health, Postfach 10 01 31, 33501 Bielefeld, Germany
  • b Universität Bielefeld, Fakultät für Gesundheitswissenschaften, AG Epidemiologie and International, Public Health, Postfach 10 01 31, 33501 Bielefeld, Germany
  • c Universität Bielefeld, Fakultät für Gesundheitswissenschaften, AG Epidemiologie and International, Public Health, Postfach 10 01 31, 33501 Bielefeld, Germany

Abstract

Social epidemiology aims to investigate whether, and if so to what degree, socially disadvantaged population groups are also disadvantaged with regard to their health. Social disadvantage is measured in terms of vertical inequalities such as socioeconomic status, as well as of horizontal inequalities such as gender and migrant status. Social disadvantage is presumed to affect health through selection effects, material and structural factors and through particular behavioral factors. Besides social determinants, social epidemiology increasingly focuses on salutogenetic factors and a life course perspective.

Author Keywords

Social epidemiology health inequalities

Index Keywords

sexism heredity social aspect lowest income group social status social epidemiology Article health disparity human epidemiology migration
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85058720807&doi=10.1016%2fj.phf.2012.06.015&partnerID=40&md5=c7421550df660e6e825c753f9030b516
DOI: 10.1016/j.phf.2012.06.015
ISSN: 09445587
Original Language: German