Medical Sociology

by Cockerham, William C.

• ISBN13: 9780131729247
• ISBN10: 0131729241
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-01
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

Medical Sociology, 10 th edition examines the classic and contemporary literature in medical sociology aimed at developing and understanding the most important issues and research questions asked today. The text contains boxes with illustrations of important points and websites thus providing further information about relevant health topics.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Medical Sociology	1	(20)
The Development of Medical Sociology	2	(5)
Defining Health	7	(1)
Contrasting Ideas about Health and Social Behavior	8	(5)
The Re-emergence of Infectious Diseases	13	(6)
Summary	19	(1)
Medical Sociology Internet Sites	19	(2)
Epidemiology	21	(21)
Epidemiological Measures	22	(2)
The Development of Epidemiology	24	(3)
The Complexity of Modern Ills: Heart Disease	27	(3)
Disease and Modernization	30	(2)
HIV/AIDS	32	(8)
Summary	40	(1)
Epidemiology Internet Sites	40	(2)
The Social Demography of Health	42	(33)
Age	42	(3)
Gender	45	(7)
Race	52	(11)
Socioeconomic Status	63	(10)
Summary	73	(1)
Social Demography of Health Internet Sites	73	(2)
Social Stress and Health	75	(24)
Cooley, Thomas, and Goffman: Symbolic Interaction	76	(2)
Durkheim: Functionalism	78	(4)
Stress	82	(2)
Social Factors and Stress	84	(13)
Summary	97	(1)
Social Stress Internet Sites	97	(2)
Health Behavior and Lifestyles	99	(21)
Health Lifestyles	100	(15)
Preventive Care	115	(3)
Summary	118	(1)
Health Behavior and Lifestyles Internet Sites	119	(1)
Illness Behavior	120	(23)
Self-Care	121	(1)
Sociodemographic Variables	122	(14)
Recognizing and Coping with Illness Symptoms	136	(5)
Summary and Conclusion	141	(1)
Illness Behavior Internet Sites	141	(2)
The Sick Role	143	(27)
Illness as Deviance	143	(3)
The Functionalist Approach to Deviance	146	(1)
The Sick Role	147	(6)
Medicalization	153	(2)
Criticism of the Sick Role	155	(6)
Labeling Theory	161	(3)
Sickness as Social Deviance?	164	(1)
Being Sick and Disabled	165	(2)
Stigma	167	(1)
Summary	168	(1)
The Sick Role Internet Sites	169	(1)
Healing Options	170	(18)
Osteopaths	170	(1)
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)	171	(2)
Chiropractors	173	(1)
Faith Healers	174	(5)
Folk Healers	179	(7)
Summary	186	(1)
Healing Options Internet Sites	187	(1)
Physicians	188	(23)
The Professionalization of the Physician	188	(8)
The Socialization of the Physician	196	(8)
The Power Structure of American Medicine	204	(5)
Summary	209	(1)
Physicians Internet Sites	209	(2)
Doctor-Patient Interaction	211	(23)
Models of Interaction	212	(4)
Misunderstandings in Communication	216	(2)
Communication and Class Background	218	(1)
Male Physicians and Women Patients	219	(1)
Women Physicians	220	(3)
Cultural Differences in Communication	223	(2)
Patient Compliance	225	(1)
The Future of Doctor-Patient Relations	225	(2)
Doctor-Patient Relations and New Technology	227	(2)
The New Genetics	229	(3)
Summary	232	(1)
Doctor-Patient Interaction Internet Sites	232	(2)
The Physician in a Changing Society	234	(17)
Social Control of Medical Practice	236	(4)
Countervailing Power	240	(1)
Government Regulation	241	(1)
Managed Care	242	(1)
The Coming of the Corporation	243	(3)
The Changing Physician--Patient Relationship	246	(1)
The Deprofessionalization of Physicians	247	(1)
The Evolution of the Organization of Medical Practice	248	(1)
Summary	249	(1)
The Physician in a Changing Society Internet Sites	250	(1)
Nurses, Physician Assistants, Pharmacists, and Midwives	251	(20)
Nursing: Past and Present	252	(11)
Nursing: Future Trends	263	(2)
Physician Assistants	265	(1)
Pharmacists	266	(1)
Midwives	267	(2)
Summary	269	(1)
Nurses, Physician Assistants, Pharmacists, and Midwives Internet Sites	269	(2)
The Hospital in Society	271	(23)
The Development of the Hospital as a Social Institution	272	(4)
Hospitals in the United States	276	(2)
The Organization of the Nonprofit Community Hospital	278	(7)
The Hospital-Patient Role	285	(4)
The Rising Cost of Hospitalization	289	(3)
Summary	292	(1)
Hospitals Internet Sites	292	(2)
Health Care Delivery and Social Policy in the United States	294	(27)
Rising Costs	295	(6)
Equity in Health Services	301	(1)
Distribution of Services	302	(2)
Overview of Health Care Delivery	304	(4)
Social Legislation in Health Care	308	(4)
Health Reform	312	(4)
Health Care: A Right or a Privilege?	316	(3)
Summary and Conclusion	319	(1)
Health Care Delivery and Social Policy in the United States Internet Sites	319	(2)
Health Care in Developed Countries	321	(29)
Socialized Medicine: Canada, Great Britain, and Sweden	325	(13)
Decentralized National Health Programs: Japan, Germany, and France	338	(9)
Conclusion	347	(2)
Health Care in Developed Countries Internet Sites	349	(1)
Health Care in Former Socialist, Socialist, and Developing Countries	350	(25)
Socialist Medicine: Alterations in Russia, Poland, and China	350	(12)
Socialized Medicine: Saudi Arabia and Kenya	362	(5)
Decentralized National Health: Mexico	367	(2)
Fee-for-Service: South Africa	369	(3)
Conclusion	372	(1)
Health Care in Former Socialist, Socialist, and Developing Countries Internet Sites	373	(2)
References	375	(30)
Photo Credits	405	(2)
Name Index	407	(6)
Subject Index	413