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Medical sociology / William C. Cockerham.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2004.Edition: 9th edDescription: xii, 420 p. : ill., map, ports. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780131113916 (pbk.) :
  • 0131113917
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.1 COC
Contents:
1. MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY : Defining Health --Contrasting Ideas about Health and Social Behavior -- The Reemergence of Infectious Diseases -- The Development of Medical Sociology-- Summary-- Medical Sociology Internet Sites --2 . EPIDEMIOLOGY --Epidemiological Measures-- The Development of Epidemiology --The Complexity of Modern Ills: Heart Disease-- Disease and Modernization-- AIDS --Summary --Epidemiology Internet Sites--3 .THE SOCIAL DEMOGRAPHY OF HEALTH-- Age --Gender-- Race-- Socioeconomic Status --Summary --Social Demography of Health Internet Sites -- 4. SOCIAL STRESS --Cooley, Thomas, and Goffman: Symbolic Interaction-- Durkheim: Functionalism -- Stress-- Social Factors and Stress --Summary --Social Stress Internet Sites -- 5. HEALTH BEHAVIOR AND LIFESTYLES -- Health Lifestyles -- Preventive Care -- Summary -- Health Behavior and Lifestyles Internet Sites -- 6. ILLNESS BEHAVIOR-- Self Care-- Sociodemographic Variables -- Recognizing and Coping with Illness Symptoms-- Summary and Conclusion-- Illness Behavior Internet Sites-- 7. THE SICK ROLE-- Illness as Deviance-- The Functionalist Approach to Deviance --The Sick Role-- Criticism of the Sick Role -- Labeling Theory -- Sickness as Social Deviance? -- Being Sick and Disabled-- Stigma-- Summary-- The Sick Role Internet Sites-- 8. HEALING OPTIONS-- Osteopaths-- Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)-- Chiropractors -- Faith Healers -- Folk Healers --Summary -- Healing Options Internet Sites -- 9. DOCTOR-PATIENT INTERACTION -- Models of Interaction --Misunderstandings in Communication -- Male Physicians and Women Patients -- Women Physicians --Cultural Differences in Communication -- Patient Compliance --The Future of Doctor-Patient Relations -- Doctor-Patient Relations and New Technology-- The New Genetics --Summary-- Doctor-Patient Interaction Internet Sites --10. PHYSICIANS --The Professionalization of the Physician-- The Socialization of the Physician --The Power Structure of American Medicine -- Summary-- Physicians Internet Sites --11. THE PHYSICIAN IN A CHANGING SOCIETY -- Social Control of Medical Practice -- Countervailing Power-- Government Regulation -- Managed Care--The Coming of the Corporation --The Changing Physician-Patient Relationship --The Deprofessionalization of Physicians --The Evolution of the Organization of Medical Practice-- Summary -- The Physician in a Changing Society Internet Sites --12. NURSES, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, PHARMACISTS, AND MIDWIVES -- Nursing: Past and Present -- Nursing: Future Trends-- Physician Assistants-- Pharmacists -- Midwives -- Summary -- Nurses, Physician Assistants, Pharmacists, and Midwives Internet Sites --13. HOSPITALS--The Development of the Hospital as a Social Institution -- Hospitals in the United States -- The Organization of the Nonprofit Community Hospital-- The Hospital-Patient Role-- The Rising Cost of Hospitalization -- Summary -- Hospitals Internet Sites-- 14. HEALTH CARE DELIVERY AND SOCIAL POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES -- Rising Costs-- Equity in Health Services-- Distribution of Services-- Overview of Health Care Delivery -- Social Legislation in Health Care -- Health Reform -- Health Care: A Right or a Privilege?-- Summary and Conclusion --Health Care Delivery and Social Policy in the United States Internet Sites --15. HEALTH CARE IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES-- Socialized Medicine: Canada, Great Britain, and Sweden-- Decentralized National Health Programs: Japan, Germany, the Netherlands, and France --Conclusion -- Health Care in Developed Countries Internet Sites --16. HEALTH CARE IN FORMER SOCIALIST, SOCIALIST, AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES -- Socialist Medicine: Alterations in Russia, Poland, Hungary, and China -- Socialized Medicine: Saudi Arabia and Kenya -- Decentralized National Health: Mexico --Fee-for-Service: South Africa --Conclusion --Health Care in Former Socialist, Socialist, and Developing Countries Internet Sites.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Short Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 362.1 COC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 122494
Short Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 362.1 COC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 122493

Previous ed.: 2001.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-406) and index.

1. MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY : Defining Health --Contrasting Ideas about Health and Social Behavior -- The Reemergence of Infectious Diseases -- The Development of Medical Sociology-- Summary-- Medical Sociology Internet Sites --2 . EPIDEMIOLOGY --Epidemiological Measures-- The Development of Epidemiology --The Complexity of Modern Ills: Heart Disease-- Disease and Modernization-- AIDS --Summary --Epidemiology Internet Sites--3 .THE SOCIAL DEMOGRAPHY OF HEALTH-- Age --Gender-- Race-- Socioeconomic Status --Summary --Social Demography of Health Internet Sites -- 4. SOCIAL STRESS --Cooley, Thomas, and Goffman: Symbolic Interaction-- Durkheim: Functionalism -- Stress-- Social Factors and Stress --Summary --Social Stress Internet Sites -- 5. HEALTH BEHAVIOR AND LIFESTYLES -- Health Lifestyles -- Preventive Care -- Summary -- Health Behavior and Lifestyles Internet Sites -- 6. ILLNESS BEHAVIOR-- Self Care-- Sociodemographic Variables -- Recognizing and Coping with Illness Symptoms-- Summary and Conclusion-- Illness Behavior Internet Sites-- 7. THE SICK ROLE-- Illness as Deviance-- The Functionalist Approach to Deviance --The Sick Role-- Criticism of the Sick Role -- Labeling Theory -- Sickness as Social Deviance? -- Being Sick and Disabled-- Stigma-- Summary-- The Sick Role Internet Sites-- 8. HEALING OPTIONS-- Osteopaths-- Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)-- Chiropractors -- Faith Healers -- Folk Healers --Summary -- Healing Options Internet Sites -- 9. DOCTOR-PATIENT INTERACTION -- Models of Interaction --Misunderstandings in Communication -- Male Physicians and Women Patients -- Women Physicians --Cultural Differences in Communication -- Patient Compliance --The Future of Doctor-Patient Relations -- Doctor-Patient Relations and New Technology-- The New Genetics --Summary-- Doctor-Patient Interaction Internet Sites --10. PHYSICIANS --The Professionalization of the Physician-- The Socialization of the Physician --The Power Structure of American Medicine -- Summary-- Physicians Internet Sites --11. THE PHYSICIAN IN A CHANGING SOCIETY -- Social Control of Medical Practice -- Countervailing Power-- Government Regulation -- Managed Care--The Coming of the Corporation --The Changing Physician-Patient Relationship --The Deprofessionalization of Physicians --The Evolution of the Organization of Medical Practice-- Summary -- The Physician in a Changing Society Internet Sites --12. NURSES, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, PHARMACISTS, AND MIDWIVES -- Nursing: Past and Present -- Nursing: Future Trends-- Physician Assistants-- Pharmacists -- Midwives -- Summary -- Nurses, Physician Assistants, Pharmacists, and Midwives Internet Sites --13. HOSPITALS--The Development of the Hospital as a Social Institution -- Hospitals in the United States -- The Organization of the Nonprofit Community Hospital-- The Hospital-Patient Role-- The Rising Cost of Hospitalization -- Summary -- Hospitals Internet Sites-- 14. HEALTH CARE DELIVERY AND SOCIAL POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES -- Rising Costs-- Equity in Health Services-- Distribution of Services-- Overview of Health Care Delivery -- Social Legislation in Health Care -- Health Reform -- Health Care: A Right or a Privilege?-- Summary and Conclusion --Health Care Delivery and Social Policy in the United States Internet Sites --15. HEALTH CARE IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES-- Socialized Medicine: Canada, Great Britain, and Sweden-- Decentralized National Health Programs: Japan, Germany, the Netherlands, and France --Conclusion -- Health Care in Developed Countries Internet Sites --16. HEALTH CARE IN FORMER SOCIALIST, SOCIALIST, AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES -- Socialist Medicine: Alterations in Russia, Poland, Hungary, and China -- Socialized Medicine: Saudi Arabia and Kenya -- Decentralized National Health: Mexico --Fee-for-Service: South Africa --Conclusion --Health Care in Former Socialist, Socialist, and Developing Countries Internet Sites.

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