THE SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH AND ILLNESS by Michael Bury (Editor), Jonathan Gabe (Editor) ( 9780415257565 )

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THE SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH AND ILLNESS
A READER

By:

Michael Bury (Editor), Jonathan Gabe (Editor)

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0415257565

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Pub. date:

25 September, 2003

Series:

Routledge Student Readers

Pages:

416

Description:

The reader includes a number of different perspectives on health and illness, is international in scope, and will provide an invaluable resource to students across a wide range of courses in sociology and the social sciences.

Synopsis:

A wide-ranging collection of both classic writings and more recent articles in the sociology of health and illness, this reader is organized into the following sections: * health beliefs and knowledge * inequalities and patterning of health and illness * professional and patient interaction * chronic illness and disability * evaluation and politics in health care. With a thorough introduction which sets the scene for the field as a whole, and section introductions which contextualize each chapter, the reader includes a number of different perspectives on health and illness, is international in scope, and will provide an invaluable resource to students across a wide range of courses in sociology and the social sciences.

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