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Second opinion : an introduction to health sociology / edited by John Germov.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: South Melbourne, Vic., Australia ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009Edition: 4th edDescription: xxvi, 564 p. : illISBN:
  • 9780195562811 (pbk)
  • 019556281X (pbk)
Other title:
  • 2nd opinion
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.4610994 22
LOC classification:
  • RA418.3
Contents:
Part 1. Health Sociology and The Social Model of Health -- 1. Imagining Health Problems as Social Issues / John Germov -- 2. Theorising Health: Major Theoretical Perspectives in Health Sociology / John Germov -- 3. Researching Health: Methodological Traditions and Innovations / Douglas Ezzy -- Part 2. The Social Production and Distribution of Health and Illness -- 4. Global Public Health / John Germov -- 5. Class, Health Inequality, and Social Justice / John Germov -- 6. Workplace Health / Toni Schofield -- 7. Gender and Health / Dorothy Broom -- 8. Indigenous Health: The Perpetuation of Inequality / Dennis Gray and Sherry Saggers -- 9. Ethnicity, Health, and Multiculturalism / Roberta Julian -- 10. Rural Health / Clarissa Hughes -- Part 3. The Social Construction of Health and Illness -- 11. The Social Appetite: A Sociology of Food and Nutrition / Lauren Williams and John Germov -- 12. The Medicalisation of Deviance / Sharyn L. Roach Anleu -- 13. Mental Illness: Understandings, Experience and Service Provision / Pauline Savy and Anne-Maree Sawyer -- 14. The Illness Experience: Lay Perspectives, Disability and Chronic Illness / Daphne Habibis -- 15. Ageing, Health and the Demographic Revolution / Marilyn Poole -- 16. The Human Genome Project: A Sociology of Medical Technology / Evan Willis -- 17. Media and Health / John Germov -- Part 4. The Social Organisation of Health Care: Professions, Politics, and Policies -- 18. Power, Politics and Health Care / Helen Belcher -- 19. Challenges to Medical Dominance / John Germov -- 20. Sociology of Nursing / Helen Keleher -- 21. The Sociology of Complementary and Alternative Medicine / Alex Broom -- 22. Jostling for Position: A Sociology of Allied Health / Lauren Williams -- 23. A Sociology of Health Promotion / John Germov and Katy Richmond -- 24. Community Health Services in Australia / Fran Baum.
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Previous ed.: 2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. Health Sociology and The Social Model of Health -- 1. Imagining Health Problems as Social Issues / John Germov -- 2. Theorising Health: Major Theoretical Perspectives in Health Sociology / John Germov -- 3. Researching Health: Methodological Traditions and Innovations / Douglas Ezzy -- Part 2. The Social Production and Distribution of Health and Illness -- 4. Global Public Health / John Germov -- 5. Class, Health Inequality, and Social Justice / John Germov -- 6. Workplace Health / Toni Schofield -- 7. Gender and Health / Dorothy Broom -- 8. Indigenous Health: The Perpetuation of Inequality / Dennis Gray and Sherry Saggers -- 9. Ethnicity, Health, and Multiculturalism / Roberta Julian -- 10. Rural Health / Clarissa Hughes -- Part 3. The Social Construction of Health and Illness -- 11. The Social Appetite: A Sociology of Food and Nutrition / Lauren Williams and John Germov -- 12. The Medicalisation of Deviance / Sharyn L. Roach Anleu -- 13. Mental Illness: Understandings, Experience and Service Provision / Pauline Savy and Anne-Maree Sawyer -- 14. The Illness Experience: Lay Perspectives, Disability and Chronic Illness / Daphne Habibis -- 15. Ageing, Health and the Demographic Revolution / Marilyn Poole -- 16. The Human Genome Project: A Sociology of Medical Technology / Evan Willis -- 17. Media and Health / John Germov -- Part 4. The Social Organisation of Health Care: Professions, Politics, and Policies -- 18. Power, Politics and Health Care / Helen Belcher -- 19. Challenges to Medical Dominance / John Germov -- 20. Sociology of Nursing / Helen Keleher -- 21. The Sociology of Complementary and Alternative Medicine / Alex Broom -- 22. Jostling for Position: A Sociology of Allied Health / Lauren Williams -- 23. A Sociology of Health Promotion / John Germov and Katy Richmond -- 24. Community Health Services in Australia / Fran Baum.

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