The Power of Clan: The Influence of Human Relationships on Heart Disease

by John G. Bruhn, Stewart Wolf, John G Bruhn

Book Overview

Medical sociologists have long recognized the importance of community and family structure in the health of individuals. However, the past quarter century in America has seen an increasing emphasis on individualism and materialism that has effectively diminished the cohesiveness and emotional support provided by these basic social units. The Power of Clan examines the health effects of social change in a largely Italian-American town over a twenty-five-year...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560000430
• ISBN13: 9781560000433
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Transaction Publishers
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.