The sociology of health and illness /

Nettleton, Sarah, 1960-

The sociology of health and illness / Sarah Nettleton. - Second edition. - xii, 308 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-298) and index.

Introduction : the changing domains of the sociology of health and illness -- The social construction of medical knowledge -- Lay health beliefs, lifestyles and risk -- The experience of chronic illness and disability -- The sociology of the body -- The sociology of lay-professional interactions -- Social inequalities and health status -- Late modernism and the changing social relations of formal health care work -- Sociological analyses of contemporary developments in UK health policy : a new paradigm for health care?. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

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Social medicine.
Social medicine--Great Britain
Sociology, Medical

RA418 / .N3872 2006

306.461

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