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
- Work–Family Life Course Trajectories and Women’s Mental Health: The Moderating Role of Defamilization Policies in 15 European Territories Ariel Azar (December 2024); listen to the podcast
- Extending Driver’s Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants: Comparing Perinatal Outcomes Following This Policy Shift Margot Moinester and Kaitlyn K. Stanhope (September 2024); listen to the podcast
- 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
