For upper-division undergraduate/beginning graduate-level courses in Medical Sociology, and for Behavioral Science courses in schools of Public Health, Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing. The standard text in the field, this best-selling introduction to medical sociology presents the most recent and relevant ideas, concepts, themes, issues, debates, and research findings at the cutting-edge of the field. It contains first-person accounts from patients, physicians, and other health care providers; is based on a worldwide review of the literature; provides the most recent health statistics, data, and studies available; and identifies the most important trends and issues. Recognized by the International Sociological Association as one of the "Books of the Century" in 2000.
Originally published in 1977, Health Care and Health Knowledge presents some of the best new work being done in the field of medical sociology.
Health Care and Health Knowledge
... 1815–1930 Theo Baker and Dorian Gerhold The Rise and Rise of Road Transport, 1770–1990 P.J. Cain Economic Foundation of ... 1500–1750 Michael Turner Enclosures in Britain, 1750–1830 J.R. Ward Poverty and Progress in the Caribbean, ...
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Sociology in Medicine
a sociology inevitably produces information about society which becomes part of the of the governmentality of the system as a whole . . Furthermore , in this chapter , following Foucault's views on social medicine , sociology itself ...
"Providing case studies and exercises to really get you thinking about the social aspects of health, this book shows how sociology provides the means to answer complex questions about health and illness, such as why health inequalities ...
Society, the Body and Well-being: Essays in Honour of Elianne Riska
In Staten Island , another New York City borough , a landfill worker tracked down the health status of his workmates when ... At the scientific level lay - involved surveys are sometimes well - crafted researches with defendable data .