Sociology of health in New Zealand /
Kevin Dew & Allison Kirkman.
- xii, 291 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-257) and index.
Introduction -- Inequalities in Health -- Stigma and Health -- Sexuality and Sexual Behaviour -- The Institutions of Healthcare -- Medicalisation and Commercialisation -- Death and Dying -- Conflict in Health -- Consumers -- Mental Health and Social Control -- Health and the Media -- Public Health and Health Promotion -- Technology and Health -- Conclusion. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
"This book firmly grounds sociological analysis of health in the New Zealand experience, and takes in a wide range of contemporary themes in sociology of health and medicine. The book is an easily readable textbook on the sociology of health."--Publisher description.
0195584546 9780195584547
2003272418
Health--Social aspects--New Zealand Social medicine--New Zealand Medical care--New Zealand Public health--New Zealand Cultural Characteristics Socioeconomic Factors