Health, illness, and use of care the impact of social factors / [electronic resource] :
edited by Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld.
- Amsterdam ; New York : JAI, 2000.
- 1 online resource (xix, 286 p.)
- Research in the sociology of health care, v. 18 0275-4959 ; .
- Research in the sociology of health care ; v. 18. .
Includes bibliographical references.
This text explores the impact of social factors on health, illness and the use of care. Contributors examine a number of social factors including sex, gender and socio-economic status on the healthcare experience and focus on both patients within the care process and the providers of care. It also presents papers employing a variety of methodological approaches. In the range of illnesses discussed, the social factors under consideration, and the variety of methodological approaches, this volume represents the diversity within the field of medical sociology.
9781849500845 (electronic bk.) : �80.95 ; � 118.95 ; $150.95 1849500843 (electronic bk.) : �80.95 ; � 118.95 ; $150.95
Patients--Social conditions.--United States
Health services accessibility--United States.
Women's Health Services--United States.
Delivery of Health Care--United States.
Health Behavior--United States.
Socioeconomic Factors--United States.
Health systems & services.
Social issues & processes.
Social Science--Sociology--General.
Medical--Health Care Delivery.
RA418.3.U6 / .H435 2000
362.1060973
316
Includes bibliographical references.
This text explores the impact of social factors on health, illness and the use of care. Contributors examine a number of social factors including sex, gender and socio-economic status on the healthcare experience and focus on both patients within the care process and the providers of care. It also presents papers employing a variety of methodological approaches. In the range of illnesses discussed, the social factors under consideration, and the variety of methodological approaches, this volume represents the diversity within the field of medical sociology.
9781849500845 (electronic bk.) : �80.95 ; � 118.95 ; $150.95 1849500843 (electronic bk.) : �80.95 ; � 118.95 ; $150.95
Patients--Social conditions.--United States
Health services accessibility--United States.
Women's Health Services--United States.
Delivery of Health Care--United States.
Health Behavior--United States.
Socioeconomic Factors--United States.
Health systems & services.
Social issues & processes.
Social Science--Sociology--General.
Medical--Health Care Delivery.
RA418.3.U6 / .H435 2000
362.1060973
316