Medical sociology : an introduction / Hannah Bradby.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : SAGE, 2008.Description: 240 pISBN:- 9781412902182 (hbk.) :
- 9781412902199 (pbk.) :
- 1412902193 (pbk.) :
- 1412902185 (hbk.) :
- 9781412902182 (hbk.) :
- 306.461 BRA
- RA418
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-205) and index.
Part I.The social context of health and illness -- 1.A very brief history of medicine and society -- 2.Defining the doctor\'s remit -- 3.Defining health, defiining disease -- Part 2.Getting ill, being ill -- 4.The social causes of disese -- 5.Risk, choice and lifestyle -- 6.Experiencing illness -- 7.Ill bodies in society -- 8.The process of disability -- Part 3.Getting healthcare -- 9.Doctor-patient relationshps -- 10.Healthcare organization -- 11.Challenges to medicine -- 12.Conclusion.
This text provides lecturers and students with an analysis of the key questions in medicine and society.