Abstract Link and Phelan (1995) developed the theory of fundamental causes to explain why the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and mortality has persisted despite radical …

In addition to the obvious need to contextualize risk factors, medical sociologists and social epidemiologists need to take as their task the identification and thorough consideration of …

Link, Bruce G. and Phelan, Jo (1995) Social Conditions as Fundamental Causes of Disease. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 35. pp. 80-94. Over the last several decades, …

Jan 1, 1995 · We question the emphasis on such individually-based risk factors and argue that greater attention must be paid to basic social conditions if health reform is to have its …

Medicine Social epidemiology Paper Details Title Social Conditions as Fundamental Causes of Disease DOI 10.13016/eooy-l4ik Published Date Jan 1, 1995 Journal Journal of Health and …

With few exceptions, however, the new findings generated within the field of epidemiology have focused on risk factors that are relatively proximate "causes" of disease, such as diet, …

ABSTRACT: The prevailing perception that technological development facilitates universal empowerment and transcends the social domains of discriminations is now challenged by …

In this article, we explicate the theory, review key findings, discuss refinements and limits to the theory, and discuss implications for health policies that might reduce health inequalities.

The paper explores the inadequacies of focusing on proximal, individually-based risk factors for diseases, arguing for the importance of fundamental social conditions as primary determinants …

individual and contextual levels. At the individual level, flexible resources can be conceptualized as the “causes of causes” or “risks of risk” that shape indi-vidual health behaviors by …