Barry, Anne-Marie

Understanding health : a sociological introduction / Anne-Marie Barry and Chris Yuill. - viii, 152 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-149) and index.

The Sociology of Health and Illness: Explaining and Theorising -- The Development of Modern Medicine: Delusions of Adequacy -- Medical Care of Medical Control? -- Challenging Medical Dominance -- Gender, Ethnicity, 'Race' and Mental Health -- Class, Capitalism and Health -- The Sociology of the Body -- Health in a Social Context: The Challenge of Ageing -- Health care Contexts. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

0761973060 9780761973065 0761973079 9780761973072

2002107102


Social medicine.

RA418 / .B363 2002

306.461