White, Kevin, Ph. D.
An introduction to the sociology of health and illness / Sociology of health and illness Kevin White. - 2nd ed. - Los Angeles : SAGE, 2009. - x, 204 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [174]-199) and index.
Introduction -- The social construction of medical knowledge -- The development of the sociology of health -- Postmodernity, epidemiology and neo-liberalism -- Materialist approaches to the sociology of health -- Parsons, American sociology of medicine and the sick role -- Foucault and the sociology of medical knowledge -- Health, gender and feminism -- Race, ethnicity and health -- Conclusion.
9781412918787 (hbk.) 1412918782 9781412918794 (pbk.) 1412918790 (pbk.)
2007943569
GBA878377 bnb
101494900 DNLM 014647421 Uk
Sociology, Medical--methods.
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice.
Socioeconomic Factors.
Social medicine.
Australian
RA418 / .W438 2009
306.461 / WHI
An introduction to the sociology of health and illness / Sociology of health and illness Kevin White. - 2nd ed. - Los Angeles : SAGE, 2009. - x, 204 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [174]-199) and index.
Introduction -- The social construction of medical knowledge -- The development of the sociology of health -- Postmodernity, epidemiology and neo-liberalism -- Materialist approaches to the sociology of health -- Parsons, American sociology of medicine and the sick role -- Foucault and the sociology of medical knowledge -- Health, gender and feminism -- Race, ethnicity and health -- Conclusion.
9781412918787 (hbk.) 1412918782 9781412918794 (pbk.) 1412918790 (pbk.)
2007943569
GBA878377 bnb
101494900 DNLM 014647421 Uk
Sociology, Medical--methods.
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice.
Socioeconomic Factors.
Social medicine.
Australian
RA418 / .W438 2009
306.461 / WHI