Sociology of Health, Healing, and Illness

Name: Sociology of Health, Healing, and Illness
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ISBN: 9780131928404

ISBN-10: 0131928406

ISBN-13: 9780131928404

Edition: 5th 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Gregory L. Weiss, Lynne E. Lonnquist

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This reader-friendly book reflects important changes in health care and significant advancements in medical sociology - providing an in-depth overview of the field. It offers solid coverage of traditional topics with a keen focus on the current issues and public policy debates affecting this dynamic area of study. Analysis of a wide range of current issues includes the SARS epidemic, the sociology of mental health, the multidimensional consideration of stressors, the increasing problem of obesity, and contributions of animals to human health. For individuals interested in an overview of the health care system in the United States.

Book details

List price: $84.80
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Pearson Education
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English




Perspectives on the Sociology of Health, Healing, and Illness



A Brief Introduction to the Sociology of Health, Healing, and Illness



The Development of Scientific Medicine



The Influence of the Social Environment on Health and Illness



Social Epidemiology



Society, Disease, and Illness



Social Stress



Health and Illness Behavior



Health Behavior



Experiencing Illness and Disability



Health Care Practitioners and Their Relationships with Patients



Physicians and the Profession of Medicine



Medical Education and the Socialization of Physicians



Nurses, Mid-Level Health Care Practitioners, and Allied Health Workers



Complementary and Alternative Medicine



The Physician-Patient Relationship: Background and Models



Professional and Ethical Obligations of Physicians in the Physician-Patient Relationship



The Health Care System



The Health Care System of the United States



Health Care Delivery



The Social Implications of Health Care Technology



Comparative Health Care Systems


Name Index


Subject Index