The Sociology of Health and Medicine
Subtitle: A Critical Introduction
Publisher: Polity Press
Published: May 1, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780745613581
Subjects: Medical anthropology; Medicine; Sociology, Social Studies; Sociology; Medical; United States; Sociology - General; Health - General; Health Care Delivery; Sociology - Social Theory; MEDICAL CARE_UNITED STATES; Medical / Health Care Delivery; General; Medical care; Social medicine
First sentence: The sociology of health and illness has had a vexed relationship with social theory almost since its inception.
Description: In this exciting new introduction to the sociology of health and illness, the author examines the core issues of discipline and reassesses them in the light of recent developments in health care and social theory.