The Journal of Health and Social Behavior is a medical sociology journal that publishes empirical and theoretical articles that apply sociological concepts and methods to the understanding of health and illness and the organization of medicine and health care. Its editorial policy favors manuscripts that are grounded in important theoretical issues in medical sociology or the sociology of mental health and that advance our theoretical understanding of the processes by which social factors and human health are interrelated.
Editor: Deborah Carr, Boston University (2023-2025)
Published: March, June, September, December
ISSN: 0022-1465
Featured Articles
- Cumulative Unionization and Physical Health Disparities among Older Adults Xiaowen Han, Tom VanHeuvelen, Jeylan T. Mortimer, and Zachary Parolin (June 2024); listen to the podcast
- Structural Sexism and Preventive Health Care Use in the United States Emily C. Dore, Surbhi Shrivastava, and Patricia Homan (March 2024); listen to the podcast
- Immigration-Related Discrimination and Mental Health among Latino Undocumented Students and U.S. Citizen Students with Undocumented Parents: A Mixed-Methods Investigation Victoria E. Rodriguez, Laura E. Enriquez, Annie Ro, and Cecilia Ayón (December 2023); listen to the podcast
- The Effect of Welfare State Policy Spending on the Equalization of Socioeconomic Status Disparities in Mental Health Matthew Parbst and Blair Wheaton (September 2023); listen to the podcast
