The Sociology of Health, Illness, and Health Care A Critical Approach
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9780495598879
- ISBN10:
0495598879
- Edition: 5th
- Format: Hardcover
- Copyright: 2009-02-18
- Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
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Summary
THE SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH, ILLNESS, AND HEALTH CARE: A CRITICAL APPROACH presents a comprehensive overview that examines health and illness in a narrative style, engaging readers and challenging them to question previously held beliefs about health, illness, and health care.
Table of Contents
| Social Factors and Illness | |
| The Sociology of Health, Illness, and Health Care | |
| The Social Sources of Illness | |
| The Social Distribution of Illness in the United States | |
| Illness and Death in Developing Nations | |
| The Meaning and Experience of Illness | |
| The Social Meanings of Illness | |
| The Experience of Disability, Chronic Pain, and Chronic Illness | |
| The Sociology of Mental Illness | |
| Health Care Systems, Settings, and Technologies | |
| Health Care in the United States | |
| Health Care in Other Countries | |
| Health Care Settings and Technologies | |
| Health Care Providers and Bioethics | |
| The Profession of Medicine | |
| Other Mainstream and Alternative Health Care Providers | |
| Issues in Bioethics | |
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