Social class differences in BMI among Danish women: Applying Cockerham's health lifestyles approach and Bourdieu's theory of lifestyle

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 112, Issue , 2014, Pages 12-

  Christensen, Vibeke T ^a   Carpiano, Richard M ^b  

^a Danish Analysis and Research Institute for Local Government   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

BMI; Bourdieu; Causal steps approach; Cockerham; Denmark; Lifestyle; Social class; Women

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CLASS; FEMALE; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BOURDIEU THEORY; COCKERHAM HEALTH LIFESTYLE THEORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; CULTURAL FACTOR; DENMARK; DIETARY INTAKE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL CLASS; THEORY; VERY ELDERLY;

DENMARK;

EID: 84900488279     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.04.017     Document Type: Article

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