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Understanding the sociology of health : an introduction / by Anne-Marie Barry and Chris Yuill.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : SAGE, 2011Edition: Third editionDescription: xi, 359 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1446201872
  • 9781446201879
  • 1446201880
  • 9781446201886
  • 1446252728
  • 9781446252727
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.461 23
LOC classification:
  • RA
Contents:
Section 1. Theories, perspectives and concepts : -- 1. Sociological theory: explaining and theorising -- 2. Concepts of health and medicine -- 3. Medical power and knowledge -- 4. Challenging medical dominance -- 5. Evidence and enquiry: an overview of sociological research -- Section 2. Key themes : -- 6. Class and health -- 7. Ethnicity, race and health -- 8. Gender and health -- 9. Mental health -- 10. Sexualities and health / with Megan Todd -- 11. Sociology of the body: chronic illness and disability -- 12. Health, ageing and the life course -- Section 3. Contexts -- 13. Places of care -- 14. Health care in context / with Clare Swan and Pedro Morago -- 15. Brief social history of health and healing -- 16. Sport, health, exercise and the body -- 17. Death and dying.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book North Campus North Campus Main Collection 306.461 BAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A509647B

Previous ed.: 2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section 1. Theories, perspectives and concepts : -- 1. Sociological theory: explaining and theorising -- 2. Concepts of health and medicine -- 3. Medical power and knowledge -- 4. Challenging medical dominance -- 5. Evidence and enquiry: an overview of sociological research -- Section 2. Key themes : -- 6. Class and health -- 7. Ethnicity, race and health -- 8. Gender and health -- 9. Mental health -- 10. Sexualities and health / with Megan Todd -- 11. Sociology of the body: chronic illness and disability -- 12. Health, ageing and the life course -- Section 3. Contexts -- 13. Places of care -- 14. Health care in context / with Clare Swan and Pedro Morago -- 15. Brief social history of health and healing -- 16. Sport, health, exercise and the body -- 17. Death and dying.

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