{"product_id":"health-and-social-change-in-russia-and-eastern-europe","title":"Health and Social Change in Russia and Eastern Europe","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor 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:\u003cbr\u003e *Russia\u003cbr\u003e *Poland\u003cbr\u003e *Hungary\u003cbr\u003e *Romania\u003cbr\u003e *Bulgaria\u003cbr\u003e *the Czech Republic\u003cbr\u003e *and East Germany.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHealth and Social Change in Russia and Eastern Europe\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54984349614424,"sku":"9780415920803","price":248.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415920803_6b74473c-33a6-48d4-ae8d-c06a256a1479.jpg?v=1770348644","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/health-and-social-change-in-russia-and-eastern-europe","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}