Sociology of health and health care /
edited by Steve Taylor, David Field.
- 2nd ed.
- Oxford : Blackwell Science, 1997.
- xii,256p. : ill. ; 24cm.
Previous ed.: 1993.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I.Introduction -- 1.Sociology, health and health care -- 2.Health and health care in modern Britain -- Part II.Health, illness and social structure -- 3.Approaches to health and health care -- 4.Inequalities and differences in health -- 5.Social integration, social support and health -- Part III.Experiences of health and illness -- 6.Social definitions of health and illness -- 7.Chronic illness and physical disability -- 8.Mental disorders -- 9.Dyng, death and bereavement -- Part IV.Caring for the sick -- 10.Family relationships, health status and health care -- 11.Recent trends in health policy: consumerism and managerialism --12.Nurses and nursing.
This textbook explains the complexities of sociological approaches to health. It is structured around four themes: sociology, health, illness and health care. New sections to this edition includes linking recent developments in health care to wider social changes and health promotion.
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