The Sociology of Health, Illness, and Health Care: A Critical Approach

The Sociology of Health, Illness, and Health Care: A Critical Approach
ISBN-10
1337025992
ISBN-13
9781337025997
Series
The Sociology of Health, Illness, and Health Care
Category
Social Science
Pages
432
Language
English
Published
2016-01-01
Publisher
Cengage Learning
Author
Rose Weitz

Description

Extremely student friendly and completely up to date, THE SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH, ILLNESS, AND HEALTH CARE: A CRITICAL APPROACH, 7th Edition delivers a comprehensive, cutting-edge overview that includes both micro- and macro-level topics. The text exposes the sociological and ethical dilemmas of modern health care and challenges students to think analytically, while its unique critical perspective enables readers to question their previously held beliefs about health and illness. Thorough discussions of health and health care emphasize how social forces can prevent or foster illness, affect cultural ideas about illness and disability, structure health care institutions, and affect the lives of health care workers. Race, class, gender, and disability issues are highlighted throughout the text; the book also summarizes the social causes of health and illness in less developed nations and the diverse ways that nations provide (or don't provide) health care. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

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