The Sociology of health & illness : critical perspectives

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The Sociology of health & illness : critical perspectives

[edited by] Peter Conrad

Worth Publishers, c2009

8th ed

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Sociology of health and illness

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

First published in 1981, "The Sociology of Health and Illness: Critical Perspectives" has become an essential resource for anyone interested in health and health care.Fully updated, the eighth edition includes an all new section on the uninsured as well as 10 new readings examining topics such as the failures of health care reform, new trends in medicalization, the growing power of the drug industry and the determinants of media attention to disease. Provocative and wide-ranging, "The" "Sociology of Health and Illness" continues to provide students with an integrated analysis of the most important issues regarding health care today.

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  • NCID
    BA90318237
  • ISBN
    • 9781429205580
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    ix, 625 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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