For the first time life expectancy is declining in an industrialized society.In this pioneering work William C. Cockerham examines the social causes of thedecli... » 

For the first time life expectancy is declining in an industrialized society.In this pioneering work William C. Cockerham examines the social causes of thedecline in life expectancy beginning in the 1960s includingRussiaPolandHungaryRomaniaBulgariathe Czech Republicand East Germany.Health and Social Change in Russia and Eastern Europe argues that the roots ofthis change are mainly social rather than biomedical the result of poorpolicy decisions stress and an unhealthy diet. Cockerham presents a theory ofpostmodern social change that goes beyond the borders of Eastern Europe. «