Perspectives in medical sociology

Author(s)

• Brown, Phil

Bibliographic Information

Perspectives in medical sociology

edited by Phil Brown

Wadsworth, c1989

• : pbk.

Note

Includes bibliographies

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book should be of interest to students on sociology courses.

Table of Contents

Part One: The social context of health and illness. The health of the people - social factors in health and illness. Perspectives on health and illness. Becoming patients and experiencing illness. Environmental and occupational health. Part Two: Health care systems. Structure and policies. Emerging impacts on health care and policy. Institutional settings. Part Three: The health care workforce. Physicians. Non-physician providers. Part Four: Relations between patients and providers. Interaction and negotiation. Rights, responsibilities and social control. Part Five: Social movements, social change and health. Reform and change within medicine. Reform and change in the larger society. Appendices - research aids. Annotated bibliography of journals in medical sociology and related fields. Guide to data sources. Index.

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Details

• NCID: BA07404362
• ISBN:
  • 0534111009
• LCCN: 88025714
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Belmont, Calif.
• Pages/Volumes: xiii, 641 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : RA418
  • DC19 : 362.1/042
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Medical sociology