For Medical Sociology Sociology of Health and Sociology of Health and Illness courses taught at the junior senior level in sociology and allied health departments. Offers a student-friendly overview of the field of medical sociology. This student-friendly text provide... Lees meer.

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This book explores the thoroughly human dimension of the health care and prevention responses to the HIV crisis in the UK and the impact that such initiatives had on the progression of the epidemic. This book presents a compelling account of the unfolding of the epidem... Lees meer.

This interdisciplinary collection examines the role that alcohol tobacco and other drugs have played in framing certain groups and spaces as dangerous and in influencing the nature of formal responses to the perceived threat. Taking a historical and cross-national pe... Lees meer.

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Originally published in 1987 this book builds bridges between medical sociology and mainstream theory. Originally published in 1987 this book builds bridges between medical sociology and mainstream theory. It does so by demonstrating in new and important ways how... Lees meer.

Health Food and Social Inequality investigates how vast amounts of consumer data are used by the food industry to enable the social ranking of products food outlets and consumers themselves and how this influences food consumption patterns. This book supplies a fresh... Lees meer.

Based on years of experience teaching sociology to health care students Lani Russell has written a truly introductory text which explains the main sociological concepts without jargon or becoming too advanced. Using carefully chosen examples she shows how health issue... Lees meer.

The area of the sociology of medicine has developed its own internal debates. Over the years there has been a shift from a sociology in medicine to a sociology of medicine and then towards a sociology of health and illness. This book discusses the latter perspective.... Lees meer.

A groundbreaking exploration of the sociology of dementia with contributions from distinguished international scholars and practitioners. Organised around the four themes of personhood care social representations and social differentiation Provides a critical loo... Lees meer.

With thorough coverage of inequality in health care access and practice this leading textbook is widely acclaimed by instructors as the most comprehensive of any available. Written in an engaging and accessible style with multiple student-friendly features it integra... Lees meer.

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This lively introductory text provides students and health practitioners with the foundations of a sociological understanding of health issues. Written for anyone who is interested in health and disease in contemporary global society this book engages the reader to ac... Lees meer.

A comprehensive presentation of the major topics in medical sociology. The Sociology of Health Healing and Illness 8 e by Gregory L. Weiss and Lynne E. Lonnquist provides an in-depth overview of the field of medical sociology. The authors provide solid coverage of tr... Lees meer.