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.