The Sociology of Health, Illness, and Health Care: A Critical Approach
- ISBN-10
- 053461938X
- ISBN-13
- 9780534619381
- Series
- The Sociology of Health, Illness, and Health Care
- Category
- Medical personnel and patient
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Wadsworth Publishing Company
- Author
- Rose Weitz
Description
Weitz (Arizona State University) presents a critical approach to the sociology of health, illness, and health care in this text for students in sociology, medicine, and nursing. She covers standard topics such as the social distribution of illness, as well as non- traditional topics such as bioethics and the experience of illness and disability. This third edition features expanded material on prescription drug costs, vaccination fears, and human cloning. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
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