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Medical sociology : an introduction / Hannah Bradby.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : SAGE, 2008.Description: 240 pISBN:
  • 9781412902182 (hbk.) :
  • 9781412902199 (pbk.) :
  • 1412902193 (pbk.) :
  • 1412902185 (hbk.) :
  • 9781412902182 (hbk.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.461 BRA
LOC classification:
  • RA418
Contents:
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.
Summary: This text provides lecturers and students with an analysis of the key questions in medicine and society.
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Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 306.461 BRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 216863

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.

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