The Sociology of Health and Illness: A Reader

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Michael Bury, Jonathan Gabe
Routledge, Jul 23, 2013 - Medical - 416 pages

A wide-ranging collection of both classic writings and more recent articles in the sociology of health and illness, this reader is organized into the following sections:

* health beliefs and knowledge
* inequalities and patterning of health and illness
* professional and patient interaction
* chronic illness and disability
* evaluation and politics in health care.

With a thorough introduction which sets the scene for the field as a whole, and section introductions which contextualize each chapter, the reader includes a number of different perspectives on health and illness, is international in scope, and will provide an invaluable resource to students across a wide range of courses in sociology and the social sciences.

 

Contents

PART
23
Mildred Blaxter
36
3
47
Tables
54
4
59
5
65
Evelyn Parsons and Paul Atkinson
82
PART
95
David Silverman
210
Sarah Cant and Ursula Sharma
221
Cathy Charles Amiram Gafni and Tim Whelan
229
PART FOUR
243
Michael P Kelly and David Field
256
Mike Oliver
271
Danièle Carricaburu and Janine Pierret
291
Arthur Frank
304

Richard G Wilkinson
112
Denny Vågerö and Raymond Illsley
122
HEALTH INEQUALITIES IN THE LIFE COURSE PERSPECTIVE
134
James Y Nazroo
145
Sally Macintyre Kate Hunt and Helen Sweeting
161
PART THREE
173
Ellen Annandale
185
Deborah Lupton
197
Jonathan Gabe
319
Donald W Light and David Hughes
341
Alistair Howitt and David Armstrong
365
Katie Featherstone and Jenny L Donovan
372
Index
381
Figures
387
Copyright

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About the author (2013)

Michael Bury is Professor of Sociology at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Jonathan Gabe is Reader in Sociology at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Sociology of Health and Illness: A Reader
Routledge Student Readers
EditorsMichael Bury, Jonathan Gabe
PublisherRoutledge, 2013
ISBN1136411089, 9781136411083
Length416 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Medical / Health Policy
Social Science / Sociology / General
  
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