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Understanding the sociology of health / Anne-Marie Barry and Chris Yuill.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Los Angeles : Sage, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: Fourth editionDescription: xii, 338 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1473929458
  • 9781473929456
  • 147392944X
  • 9781473929449
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification:
  • 362.1 22
LOC classification:
  • RA418 .B363 2016
Contents:
Section 1. Theories, Perspectives and Concepts : -- 1. Sociological Theory: Explaining and Theorising -- 2. Understanding Health -- 3. A Brief History of Health and Healing -- 4. Evidence and Enquiry: an Overview of Sociological Research -- Section 2. Key Themes : -- 5. Inequality and Health -- 6. Gender and health -- 7. Ethnicity, Migration and Health -- 8. Mental Health and Emotional Distress -- 9. Sexualities and Health (with Megan Todd) -- 10. Sociology of the Body: Chronic Illness and Disability -- 11. Health, Ageing and the Life Course -- Section 3. Contexts : -- 12. Place of care -- 13. Health Policy -- 14. Sport, Health Exercise and Wellbeing -- 15. Death and Dying -- 16. Health Technologies.
Summary: "Understanding the Sociology of Health continues to offer an easy to read introduction to sociological theories essential to understanding the current health climate. Up-to-date with key policy and research, and including case studies and exercises to critically engage the reader, this book shows how sociology can answer complex questions about health and illness, such as why health inequalities exist." --Publisher's website.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section 1. Theories, Perspectives and Concepts : -- 1. Sociological Theory: Explaining and Theorising -- 2. Understanding Health -- 3. A Brief History of Health and Healing -- 4. Evidence and Enquiry: an Overview of Sociological Research -- Section 2. Key Themes : -- 5. Inequality and Health -- 6. Gender and health -- 7. Ethnicity, Migration and Health -- 8. Mental Health and Emotional Distress -- 9. Sexualities and Health (with Megan Todd) -- 10. Sociology of the Body: Chronic Illness and Disability -- 11. Health, Ageing and the Life Course -- Section 3. Contexts : -- 12. Place of care -- 13. Health Policy -- 14. Sport, Health Exercise and Wellbeing -- 15. Death and Dying -- 16. Health Technologies.

"Understanding the Sociology of Health continues to offer an easy to read introduction to sociological theories essential to understanding the current health climate. Up-to-date with key policy and research, and including case studies and exercises to critically engage the reader, this book shows how sociology can answer complex questions about health and illness, such as why health inequalities exist." --Publisher's website.

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