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Readings in medical sociology

edited by Sarah Cunningham-Burley and Neil P. McKeganey

Tavistock/Routledge, 1990

  • : pbk.
  • : hard

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Note

Bibliography: p. 237-254

Includes indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: hard ISBN 9780415008327

Description

This exciting new volume reflects the strength and diversity of the empirical tradition that underpins medical sociology. This book should be of interest to undergraduate students of social science, medicine and nursing,policy makers and practitioners.

Table of Contents

  • 1. The Social Context of Illness Food and Health:An investigation of lay beliefs, Michael Calnan
  • Diabetes in a social context: 'Just a different way of life, that's all', Neil Drummond 2. Health Beliefs and Behaviours in the Family : Health and family relations, Kathryn Backett
  • Mothers' beliefs about their children's illnesses, Sarah Cunningham-Burley 3. The Social Context of Drug and Alcohol Use : Drug Abuse in the community, Neil McKeganey
  • Images of drinking and drunkenness, Kenneth Mullen 4. The Professional-Client Interface: Power, surveillance and client resistance: A comparison of the techniques of surveillance used in therapeutic communities and Health Visiting, Michael Bloor and James McIntosh
  • Professional client relationships and women's reproductive health care, Maureen Porter 5. Health Care Organisation: Organising and Managing Health Care: a challenge for medical sociology, David Hunter.
Volume

: pbk. ISBN 9780415008334

Description

This exciting new volume reflects the strength and diversity of the empirical tradition that underpins medical sociology. This book should be of interest to undergraduate students of social science, medicine and nursing,policy makers and practitioners.

Table of Contents

  • 1. The Social Context of Illness Food and Health:An investigation of lay beliefs, Michael Calnan
  • Diabetes in a social context: 'Just a different way of life, that's all', Neil Drummond 2. Health Beliefs and Behaviours in the Family : Health and family relations, Kathryn Backett
  • Mothers' beliefs about their children's illnesses, Sarah Cunningham-Burley 3. The Social Context of Drug and Alcohol Use : Drug Abuse in the community, Neil McKenagey
  • Images of drinking and drunkeness, Kenneth Mullen 4. The Professional-Client Interface : Power, surveillance and client resistance: A comparison of the techniques of surveillance used in therapeutic communities and Health Visiting, Michael Bloor and James McIntosh
  • Professional client relationships and women's reproductive health care, Maureen Porter 5. Health Care Organisation: Organising and Managing Health Care: a challenge for medical sociology, David Hunter.

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  • NCID
    BA10063634
  • ISBN
    • 0415008336
    • 0415008328
  • LCCN
    89006324
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London ; New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    x, 261 p.
  • Size
    22 cm
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