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Understanding the sociology of health / Anne-Marie Barry and Chris Yuill.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Los Angeles : SAGE, 2012.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xvi, 359 p. : ill., map ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781446201879 (hbk.)
  • 1446201872 (hbk.)
  • 9781446201886 (pbk.)
  • 1446201880 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.461 23
LOC classification:
  • RA418 .B363 2012
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.
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General Collection Kapkatet Campus Library General Stacks RA418 .B363 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 20094983

Previous ed.: 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [332]-351) and index.

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.

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