保健・医療の社会調査法の第一人者リィアムプットーンを編者に迎えて、グローバル公衆衛生と社会科学の各分野をつなぐレファレンス。10部・110章にわたり、医療社会学、医療人類学、社会心理学、女性学、社会疫学、政治学などの分野から、グローバル公衆衛生に応用できる基礎的知見、理論、概念、方法をまとめあげる。This handbook covers: Discussions of the social science disciplines and their essence, concepts, and theories relating to global public health; Theoretical frameworks in social sciences that can be used to explain health and illness in populations; Methodological inquiries that social science researchers can use to examine global public health issues and understand social issues relating to health in different population groups and regions; Examples of social science research in global public health areas and concerns as well as population groups.