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Dew, Kevin,

Sociology of health in New Zealand / Kevin Dew & Allison Kirkman. - xii, 291 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-257) and index.

Introduction -- Inequalities in Health -- Stigma and Health -- Sexuality and Sexual Behaviour -- The Institutions of Healthcare -- Medicalisation and Commercialisation -- Death and Dying -- Conflict in Health -- Consumers -- Mental Health and Social Control -- Health and the Media -- Public Health and Health Promotion -- Technology and Health -- Conclusion. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

"This book firmly grounds sociological analysis of health in the New Zealand experience, and takes in a wide range of contemporary themes in sociology of health and medicine. The book is an easily readable textbook on the sociology of health."--Publisher description.

ISBN: 0195584546 9780195584547

LCCN: 2003272418

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Health--Social aspects--New Zealand
Social medicine--New Zealand
Medical care--New Zealand
Public health--New Zealand
Cultural Characteristics
Socioeconomic Factors

LC Class. No.: RA418.3.N45 / D49 2002

Dewey Class. No.: 306.4610993