Assessing the contributions of the social sciences to health
By: edited by M. Harvey Brenner, Anne Mooney, and Thomas J. Nagy.
Contributors: Brenner, M. Harvey 1939-; Mooney, Anne.; Nagy, Thomas J.
Series: AAAS selected symposium ; 26; AAAS selected symposium ;; 26.
Publisher: Westview Press for the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Published: 1980
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
Subjects: Social medicine -- Congresses.; Social medicine -- Methodology -- Congresses.; Social sciences -- Congresses.
Description: The authors of this book provide a systematic, integrated review and comparison of the contributions of sociology, political science, economics, demography, anthropology, history of science and medicine, psychiatry, and psychology to a number of health-related fields, including epidemiology, health services research, and health policy studies. The book reflects the authors' attitude that multidisciplinary research efforts must be carried out in order to obtain a thorough understanding of the relationship of social science knowledge to health problems.
Notes: Includes bibliographies.