Sociology in practice for health care professionals
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Sociology in practice for health care professionals
Macmillan, 1998
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 254-260) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This introductory text encourages the application of sociological insights in health care. Health processes and outcomes are analysed in terms of social difference, inequality, opportunities and life chances. Key sociological concepts and theories are introduced by using practical exercises and an active learning approach. The book is written in an accessible style so that it can be used as a course text but will also appeal to individual readers at all levels in their career.
Table of Contents
The Nature of Sociology: Explanations and Applications.- The Power to Care.- Learning to Care: A Lifetime of Socialisation.- The Basis of Informal Care: Families and Households.- Healthy Learning.- Working for Health.- Equal and Unequal Opportunities.- Inherited Health.- Natural Carers: Sex and Gender.- Common and Uncommon Cultures.- Beliefs, Moralities and Ideologies of Care.- Controlling Conditions.- The Costs of 'Free' Time.- Well-Fare, Ill-Fare, How Fair?.- Modelling Health Care Sociologically.- References.- Index.
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