Medical sociology /
William C. Cockerham.
- Ninth edition.
- xii, 420 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Medical Sociology -- Epidemiology -- The Social Demography of Health -- Social Stress -- Health Behavior and Lifestyles -- Illness Behavior -- The Sick Role -- Healing Options -- Doctor-Patient Interaction -- Physicians -- The Physician in a Changing Society -- Nurses, Physician Assistants, Pharmacists, and Midwives -- Hospitals -- Health Care Delivery and Social Policy in the United States -- Health Care in Developed Countries -- Health Care in Former Socialist, Socialist, and Developing Countries. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.