TY - BOOK AU - Moon,Graham AU - Gillespie,Rosemary AU - Moon,Graham TI - Society and health: an introduction to social science for health professionals SN - 9780415110211 (cased) : U1 - 306.461 MOO PY - 1995/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - National Health Service (Great Britain) KW - Social medicine KW - Social sciences KW - Medical personnel KW - Personal meĆ¾dico KW - Ciencias sociales KW - Health systems & services KW - thema KW - Society & social sciences KW - Medical sociology KW - Medicine: general issues KW - Sociology, Medical KW - Social Medicine KW - Health Policy KW - State Medicine KW - Great Britain KW - Health KW - Sociology N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -