Medical Sociology

by Cockerham, William C.

• ISBN13: 9780130165572
• ISBN10: 0130165573
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

Medical Sociology, 10th 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.

Author Biography

William C. Cockerham: University of Alabama at Birmingham

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Medical Sociology	1	(17)
Defining Health	2	(1)
Contrasting Ideas about Health and Social Behavior	3	(7)
The Development of Medical Sociology	10	(6)
Summary	16	(1)
Medical Sociology Internet Sites	16	(2)
Epidemiology	18	(19)
Epidemiological Measures	19	(2)
The Development of Epidemiology	21	(3)
The Complexity of Modern Ills: Coronary Heart Disease	24	(3)
Disease and Modernization	27	(1)
AIDS	28	(7)
Summary	35	(1)
Epidemiology Internet Sites	35	(2)
The Social Demography of Health	37	(31)
Age	37	(3)
Gender	40	(8)
Race	48	(9)
Socioeconomic Status	57	(8)
Summary	65	(1)
Social Demography of Health Internet Sites	65	(3)
Social Stress	68	(22)
Cooley, Thomas, and Goffman: Symbolic Interaction	69	(2)
Durkheim: Functionalism	71	(4)
Stress	75	(2)
Social Factors and Stress	77	(11)
Summary	88	(1)
Social Stress Internet Sites	89	(1)
Health Behavior and Lifestyles	90	(23)
Health Lifestyles	91	(16)
Preventive Care	107	(4)
Summary	111	(1)
Health Behavior and Lifestyles Internet Sites	111	(2)
Illness Behavior	113	(25)
Self-Care	114	(1)
Sociodemographic Variables	115	(16)
Recognizing and Coping with Illness Symptoms	131	(5)
Summary and Conclusion	136	(1)
Illness Behavior Internet Sites	136	(2)
Healing Options	138	(18)
Osteopaths	138	(1)
Alternative Medicine	139	(1)
Chiropractors	140	(2)
Faith Healers	142	(4)
Folk Healers	146	(8)
Summary	154	(1)
Healing Options Internet Sites	154	(2)
The Sick Role	156	(23)
Illness as Deviance	156	(3)
The Functionalist Approach to Deviance	159	(1)
The Sick Role	160	(5)
Criticism of the Sick Role	165	(6)
Labeling Theory	171	(3)
Sickness as Social Deviance?	174	(1)
Being Sick and Disabled	175	(2)
Summary	177	(1)
The Sick Role Internet Sites	178	(1)
Doctor-Patient Interaction	179	(19)
Models of Interaction	180	(3)
Misunderstandings in Communication	183	(7)
Cultural Differences in Communication	190	(1)
Patient Compliance	191	(1)
The Future of Doctor-Patient Relations	192	(1)
Doctor-Patient Relations and New Technology	193	(2)
The New Genetics	195	(1)
Summary	195	(1)
Doctor-Patient Interaction Internet Sites	196	(2)
Physicians	198	(19)
The Professionalization of the Physician	198	(7)
The Socialization of the Physician	205	(5)
The Power Structure of American Medicine	210	(6)
Summary	216	(1)
Physicians Internet Sites	216	(1)
The Physician in a Changing Society	217	(15)
Social Control of Medical Practice	218	(3)
Countervailing Power	221	(1)
Government Regulation	222	(1)
Managed Care	223	(2)
The Coming of the Corporation	225	(2)
The Changing Physician-Patient Relationship	227	(1)
The Deprofessionalism of Physicians	228	(1)
The Evolution of the Organization of Medical Practice	229	(1)
Summary	230	(1)
The Physician in a Changing Society Internet Sites	231	(1)
Nurses, Physician Assistants, Pharmacists, and Midwives	232	(19)
Nursing: Past and Present	233	(11)
Nursing: Future Trends	244	(2)
Physician Assistants	246	(1)
Pharmacists	247	(1)
Midwives	248	(1)
Summary	249	(1)
Nurses, Physician Assistants, Pharmacists, and Midwives Internet Sites	249	(2)
Hospitals	251	(21)
The Development of the Hospital as a Social Institution	252	(3)
Hospitals in the United States	255	(2)
The Organization of the Nonprofit Community Hospital	257	(6)
The Hospital-Patient Role	263	(4)
The Rising Cost of Hospitalization	267	(3)
Summary	270	(1)
Hospital Internet Sites	270	(2)
Health Care Delivery and Social Policy in the United States	272	(23)
Rising Costs	272	(4)
Equity in Health Services	276	(1)
Distribution of Services	277	(2)
Overview of Health Care Delivery	279	(3)
Social Legislation in Health Care	282	(4)
Health Reform	286	(4)
Health Care: A Right or a Privilege?	290	(3)
Summary and Conclusion	293	(1)
Health Care Delivery and Social Policy in the United States Internet Sites	293	(2)
Health Care in Developed Countries	295	(29)
Socialized Medicine: Canada, Great Britain, and Sweden	301	(10)
Decentralized National Health Programs: Japan, Germany, the Netherlands, and France	311	(10)
Conclusion	321	(1)
Health Care in Developed Countries Internet Sites	322	(2)
Health Care in Former Socialist, Socialist, and Developing Countries	324	(24)
Socialist Medicine: Alterations in Russia, Poland, Hungary, and China	325	(10)
Socialized Medicine: Saudi Arabia and Kenya	335	(5)
Decentralized National Health: Mexico	340	(2)
Fee-for-Service: South Africa	342	(3)
Conclusion	345	(1)
Health Care in Former Socialist, Socialist, and Developing Countries Internet Sites	346	(2)
References	348	(55)
Name Index	403	(9)
Subject Index	412