Two recent studies focusing on issues of social inequality are reviewed, one the work largely
of economists, the other of epidemiologists. In both cases, the conceptualization and in turn …

RATHER THAN DISCUSSING CONCEPTS OF FAIRNESS AS THEY MIGHT apply to various
aspects of life, I want to draw attention to some of the more important social and health …

Of late, issues of social inequality have assumed a new political centrality in many western
societies. However, in much discussion of these issues, sociological approaches to the …

Whether or not the scale of a society's income inequality is a determinant of population
health is still regarded as a controversial issue. We decided to review the evidence and see …

Las cuestiones relativas a la desigualdad social han adquirido recientemente una nueva
centralidad política en muchas sociedades occidentales. Sin embargo, las aproximaciones …

HE purpose of this article is to improve T understanding of the meaning of survey data on
income, and of inequality measures derived from such data. Where possible, the data are …

Wherever reliable statistics exist, even in relatively prosperous and egalitarian societies,
such as the countries of Scandinavia, they show that persons from poorer social strata and …

This chapter discusses approaches to inequality that have been advanced in the disciplines
of economics and sociology. It argues that a communication between both disciplines is …

The evidence bearing on the nature and extent of health inequalities documented globally
and in the UK is addressed, twin foci within the UK being (a) associations between …

Such statistical evidence indicates the scale of inequality, but it does not by itself allow us to
understand its social nature and impact. In particular, it does not show how ordinary people …