Sociology as applied to medicine / edited by Graham Scambler.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : W. B. Saunders, c1997.Edition: 4th edDescription: x, 311p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:- 9780702022753 (pbk.) :
- 0702022756 (pbk.)
- 306.461 SCA
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Previous ed.: 1991.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1.Social aspects of disease -- 1.Society and changing patterns of disease. Ray M. Fitzpatrick -- 2.Social causes of disease. David Locker -- Part 2.Social factors in medical practice -- 3.Health and illness behaviour. Graham Scambler -- 4.The doctor-patient relationship. Myfanwy Morgan -- 5.Hospitals, doctors and patient care. Myfanwy Morgan -- 6.Living with chronic illness. David Locker -- 7.Dying, death and bereavement. Graham Scambler -- Part 3.Social structure and health -- 8.Inequality and social class. David Blane -- 9.Women as patients and providers. Sheila Hillier and Graham Scambler -- 10.The health and health care of ethnic minority groups. Sheila Hillier -- 11.Older people, health care and society. Paul Higgs -- Part 4.The social process of defining disease -- 12.The limits of medical knowledge. Paul Higgs -- 13.Deviance, sick role and stigma. Graham Scambler -- Part 5.Organization of health services. 14.Origins and development of the National Health Service. Nicholas Mays -- 15.Health professions. David Blaine -- 16.Community and continuing care outside hospitals. Nicholas Mays -- 17.Prevention and health promotion. David Locker -- 18.Measuring health outcomes. Ray M. Fitzpatrick -- 19.Organizing and funding health care. Ray M. Fitzpatrick.
Now firmly established as an invaluable text for students and health practitioners, this edition offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the sociology of health, illness and health policy.