Understanding the Sociology of Health - Anne-Marie Barry, Chris Yuill

Understanding the Sociology of Health

An Introduction
Buch | Softcover
376 Seiten
2011 | 3rd Revised edition
SAGE Publications Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-4462-0188-6 (ISBN)
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A down-to-earth introduction to the sociology of health and already widely used on undergraduate courses in Health and Nursing. Provides great coverage of the key topics with helpful examples, without being too full of jargon.
Understanding the Sociology of Health, 3rd Edition is a truly ′readable′ introduction to a subject which is often shrouded in jargon. Providing case studies and exercises to really get you thinking, this book shows how sociology provides the means to answer complex questions about health and illness, such as why health inequalities exist:

The 3rd edition includes four new chapters on

- history of health & healing

- sexuality

- sport, fitness & exercise

- death & dying

Though aimed primarily at students on health and social care courses and professions allied to medicine, this textbook provides valuable insights for anyone interested in the social aspects of health.

Anne-Marie Barry is a research consultant in Edinburgh and former lecturer in health sociology at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. Her research interests primarily focus on social inequalities and health and wellbeing and have also included alcohol and drug use, sexual health, mental health and bereavement. Chris Yuill is a sociologist at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, whose work focuses on the sociology of health and the sociology of urban experiences. In addition to a variety of journal publications and research reports he has written and co-edited a number of textbooks for SAGE, one of his most recent being Sociology for Social Work co-edited with Alastair Gibson. Other texts include Understanding the Sociology of Health: An Introduction with Anne-Marie Barry, which is now in its third edition and has also been translated into Chinese. Chris has also served two terms on the executive of the British Sociological Association.

PART ONE: THEORIES, PERSPECTIVES AND CONCEPTS
Sociological Theory: Explaining and Theorizing
Concepts of Health and Medicine
Medical Power and Knowledge
Challenging Medical Dominance
Evidence and Enquiry: An Overview of Sociological Research
PART TWO: KEY THEMES
Class and Health
Ethnicity, Race and Health
Gender and Health
Mental Health
Sexualities and Health - Megan Todd
Sociology of the Body: Chronic Illness and Disability
Health, Ageing and the Life Course
PART THREE: CONTEXTS
Places of Care
Health Care in Context - Clare Swan and Pedro Morago
A Brief Social History of Health and Healing
Sport, Health, Exercise and the Body
Death and Dying

Erscheint lt. Verlag 16.12.2011
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 186 x 232 mm
Gewicht 710 g
Themenwelt Studium 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) Med. Psychologie / Soziologie
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 1-4462-0188-0 / 1446201880
ISBN-13 978-1-4462-0188-6 / 9781446201886
Zustand Neuware
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