HANDBOOK OF MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY
Composed entirely of specially commissioned chapters by some of the outstanding scholars in medical sociology, this edition reflects important changes in the study of health and illness. In addition to updated and reconceived chapters on the impacts of gender, race, and inequality on health, this vo...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Nashville
Vanderbilt University Press
2010
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| Edition: | Sixth Edition |
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Add Tag | Summary: | Composed entirely of specially commissioned chapters by some of the outstanding scholars in medical sociology, this edition reflects important changes in the study of health and illness. In addition to updated and reconceived chapters on the impacts of gender, race, and inequality on health, this volume has new chapters on topics that include: social networks, neighborhoods, and social capital; disability; dying and ""the right to die""; health disparities; the growing influence of the pharmaceutical industry; patient safety; evidence-based medicine and quality of care; health social movements; genetics; religion, spirituality, and health. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 457 pages illustrations 28 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780826517210 0826517218 9780826517203 082651720X |
Medical Sociology 
Medical sociology key concepts and issues