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William C. Cockerham

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68

Publications

5.2K

Citations

37

H-Index

1975

Active since

Affiliations

University of Alabama at Birmingham(Current)

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Glasgow Caledonian University

William C. Cockerham is an author at University of Alabama at Birmingham specializing in public health, social determinants of health, and sociology.

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Public HealthSocial Determinants Of HealthSociologySocial HealthSocial SciencesMedicineHuman HealthHealth BehaviorHealthHealth Policy

Publications per year

1975–2023

68

Publications

68

Health Lifestyle Theory and the Convergence of Agency and Structure

William C. Cockerham · Journal of Health and Social Behavior · 2005 · 929 citations

Quality Of Life, Lifestyle Modification, Health Policy +13

Aging and Perceived Health Status

William C. Cockerham, Kay Sharp, Joseph Wilcox · Journal of Gerontology · 1983 · 247 citations

Conceptualizing Contemporary Health Lifestyles: Moving Beyond Weber

William C. Cockerham, Alfred Rütten, Thomas Abel · Sociological Quarterly · 1997 · 245 citations

Social Theory, Beyond Weber, Education +21

The Social Determinants of the Decline of Life Expectancy in Russia and Eastern Europe: A Lifestyle Explanation

William C. Cockerham · Journal of Health and Social Behavior · 1997 · 239 citations

Quality Of Life, Aging, Social Determinants +20

Socioeconomic status and health among the aged in the United States and Germany: A comparative cross-sectional study

Olaf von dem Knesebeck, Günther Lüschen, William C. Cockerham et al. · Social Science & Medicine · 2003 · 224 citations

Aging, Health Policy, Healthy Aging +10

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