A historical framework for social epidemiology / Lisa F. Berkman, Ichiro Kawachi -- Socioeconomic position / John Lynch, George Kaplan -- Discrimination and health / Nancy Krieger -- Income inequality and health / Ichiro Kawachi -- Working conditions and health / Töres Theorell -- The impact of job loss and retirement on health / Stanislav V. Kasl, Beth A. Jones -- Social integration, social networks, social support, and health / Lisa F. Berkman, Thomas Glass -- Social cohesion, social capital, and health / Ichiro Kawachi, Lisa Berkman -- Depression and medical illness / Robert M. Carney, Kenneth E. Freedland -- Affective states and health / Laura Kubzansky, Ichiro Kawachi -- Health behaviors in a social context / Karen M. Emmons -- Psychosocial intervention / Thomas A. Glass -- Toward a new social biology / Eric J. Brunner -- Ecological approaches : rediscovering the role of the physical and social environment / Sally Macintyre, Anne Ellaway -- Multilevel approaches to understanding social determinants / Michael Marmot -- Health and social policy / S. Jody Heymann