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 (2023-2026)
Published: March, June, September, December
ISSN: 0022-1465
Featured Articles
- Low-Density Zoning and Health Disparities in Metro Areas Kate W. Strully, Tse-Chuan Yang, Chunxu Fang, and Han Liu (March 2026); listen to the podcast
- Internalized Sexism and Well-Being in the United States Matthew A. Andersson and Anastasia N. McSwain (December 2025); listen to the podcast
- Stability and Volatility in the Contextual Predictors of Working-Age Mortality in the United States Jennifer Montez, Shannon M. Monnat, Emily E. Wiemers, Douglas A. Wolf, and Xue Zhang (September 2025); listen to the podcast
- Racial Capitalism and Black–White Health Inequities in the United States: The Case of the 2008 Financial Crisis Reed T. DeAngelis (June 2025); listen to the podcast