TY - BOOK AU - Field,David AU - Taylor,Steve AU - Taylor,Steve TI - Sociology of health and health care SN - 9780632040933 (pbk) : U1 - 306.4610941 TAY PY - 1997/// CY - Oxford PB - Blackwell Science KW - National Health Service (Great Britain) KW - National health services KW - Great Britain KW - Social medicine KW - Nursing KW - Social aspects KW - Nursing sociology KW - thema KW - Public health & preventive medicine KW - Nursing & ancillary services KW - Sociology & anthropology KW - Delivery of Health Care KW - nurses\' instruction KW - Sociology, Medical KW - State Medicine N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -