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William C. Cockerham
Researcher at University of Alabama at Birmingham
Publications - 121
Citations - 5660
William C. Cockerham is an academic researcher from University of Alabama at Birmingham. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medical sociology & Public health. The author has an hindex of 38, co-authored 117 publications receiving 5207 citations. Previous affiliations of William C. Cockerham include University of Alabama & University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
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Health Lifestyle Theory and the Convergence of Agency and Structure
TL;DR: The direction of this article is to present a theory of health lifestyles that includes considerations of both agency and structure, with an emphasis upon restoring structure to its appropriate position.
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The Social Determinants of Chronic Disease.
TL;DR: This review article addresses the concept of the social determinants of health (SDH), selected theories, and its application in studies of chronic disease with an examination of neighborhood disadvantage, social networks, and perceived discrimination in SDH research.
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Aging and Perceived Health Status
TL;DR: It was found that those persons belonging to age groups over the age of 60 tend to perceive their own health in a significantly more positive fashion than members of younger adult age groups.
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Conceptualizing contemporary health lifestyles : Moving beyond Weber
TL;DR: The intent of as mentioned in this paper is to move beyond the work of Weber and construct a concept of health lifestyles applicable to the current phase of modernity, beginning with the early twentieth century.
Book
Social Causes of Health and Disease
TL;DR: This book discusses the relationship between class and health, age, gender, and Race/Ethnicity as Structural Variables, and living conditions and Neighborhood Disadvantage and theorizing about health and disease.