Medical sociology
- 14th ed.
- New York Routledge 2017
- xv,435p.
Presents recent and relevant ideas, concepts, themes, issues, debates, and research findings in medical sociology. Contains first-person accounts from patients, physicians, and other health care providers. Based on a worldwide review of the literature and provides the most recent health statistics, data, and studies available while identifying the most important trends and issues. Presents an account of the context of health and illness. Examines the process and experience of illness and how health care is negotiated and delivered. Offers insight into the substantive topics of central interest in medical and health sociology.
978-1-138-66832-4
Sociology, Medical|Social Medicine|Social Class|Health Behavior|Delivery of Health Care