Society and health : an introduction to social science for health professionals /
edited by Graham Moon and Rosemary Gillespie.
- London : Routledge, 1995.
- xiv, 265p. : ill. ; 24cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-256) and indexes.
Part 1: Health and Health Care in Context. 1.Demographic and epidemiological change - Graham Moon -- 2.Health, family and community - Susan Phillips -- 3.Health care and society - Graham Moon -- 4.Criticisms of biomedicine - Chloe Gerhardt -- 5.Social dimensions of sickness and disability - Rosemary Gillespie and Chloe Gerhardt. Part2: Care in Action. 6.Health behaviour and the individual - Rosemary Gilespie -- 7.The lay-professional encounter -- 8.Institutions, individuals and professional power. Part 3: Policy and the Provision of Care. 9.The founding of the NHS - Ian Kendall -- 10.Reforming the NHS - Ian Kendall -- 11.Managing the NHS - Nancy North -- 12.Health inequalities - Rosemary Gillespie and Robin Prior -- 13.Economics and health care - Nancy North -- 14.Partnerships in care: the health and social care interface - Nancy North -- 15.Conclusion - Rosemary Gillespie and Graham Moon.
For all health professionals undergoing basic training. Explains social science concepts and theories and shows their relevance to work in health settings. Short chapters focused on key learning points with exercises and further reading.
Social medicine. Social sciences. Medical personnel. Personal meždico Ciencias sociales Health systems & services Society & social sciences Medical sociology Medicine: general issues Sociology, Medical. Social Medicine. Health Policy. State Medicine--Great Britain