Understanding the Sociology of Health /
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| Language: | English |
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Los Angeles :
SAGE,
c2012.
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Theories, perspectives and concepts
- Sociological theory: explaining and theorising
- Concepts of health and medicine
- Medical power and knowledge
- Challenging medical dominance
- Evidence and enquiry: an overview of sociological research
- Key themes
- Class and health
- Ethnicity, race and health
- Gender and health
- Mental health
- Sexualities and health / with Megan Todd
- Sociology of the body: chronic illness and disability
- Health, ageing and the life course
- Contexts
- Places of care
- Health care in context / with Clare Swan and Pedro Morago
- Brief social history of health and healing
- Sport, health, exercise and the body
- Death and dying.