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The sociology of health, illness, and health care : a critical approach / Rose Weitz.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boston, Mass. : Wadsworth/Cengage Learning, [2013]Copyright date: ©2013Edition: Sixth editionDescription: xxvi, 406 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1111828792
  • 9781111828790
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.461 23
Contents:
PART 1. SOCIAL FACTORS AND ILLNESS. : -- 1. The Sociology of Health, Illness, and Health Care. -- 2. The Social Sources of Illness. -- 3. The Social Distribution of Illness in the United States. -- 4. Illness and Death in Developing Nations. -- PART 2. THE MEANING AND EXPERIENCE OF ILLNESS. 5. The Social Meanings of Illness. : -- 6. The Experience of Disability, Chronic Pain, and Chronic Illness. -- 7. The Sociology of Mental Illness. -- PART 3. HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS, SETTINGS, AND TECHNOLOGIES. : -- 8. Health Care in the United States. -- 9. Health Care in Other Countries. -- 10. Health Care Settings and Technologies. -- PART 4. HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND BIOETHICS. : -- 11. The Profession of Medicine. -- 12. Other Mainstream and Alternative Health Care Providers. -- 13. Issues in Bioethics.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-386) and index.

PART 1. SOCIAL FACTORS AND ILLNESS. : -- 1. The Sociology of Health, Illness, and Health Care. -- 2. The Social Sources of Illness. -- 3. The Social Distribution of Illness in the United States. -- 4. Illness and Death in Developing Nations. -- PART 2. THE MEANING AND EXPERIENCE OF ILLNESS. 5. The Social Meanings of Illness. : -- 6. The Experience of Disability, Chronic Pain, and Chronic Illness. -- 7. The Sociology of Mental Illness. -- PART 3. HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS, SETTINGS, AND TECHNOLOGIES. : -- 8. Health Care in the United States. -- 9. Health Care in Other Countries. -- 10. Health Care Settings and Technologies. -- PART 4. HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND BIOETHICS. : -- 11. The Profession of Medicine. -- 12. Other Mainstream and Alternative Health Care Providers. -- 13. Issues in Bioethics.

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