Medical sociology major themes in health and social welfare

• Other Authors: Scambler, Graham (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York Routledge 2005
• Series: Major themes in health and social welfare
• Subjects: Sociology, Medical > Collected Work; Delivery of Health Care > Collected Work; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice > Collected Work
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Medical sociology was first recognizable as a distinct area of study in the 1950s and is now probably the largest specialized area of sociology. This collection comprises a comprehensive statement of the history, current concerns and relevance of medical sociology to an understanding of health and h...

Table of Contents:

• v. 1. The nature of medical sociology
• v. 2. Social structures and health
• v. 3. Coping with illness
• v. 4. Health care and social change