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Key concepts in medical sociology / edited by Jonathan Gabe and Lee F. Monaghan.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Sage knowledge.
- SAGE key concepts
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social medicine.
- Sociology, Medical.
- Medical Subjects:
- Sociology, Medical.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (229 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Los Angeles : SAGE, 2013.
- Summary:
- How do we understand health in relation to society? What role does culture play in shaping our experiences of, and orientation to, health and illness? How do we understand medicine and medical treatment within a sociological framework?
- Contents:
- part 1. Social patterning of health
- part 2. Experience of health and illness
- part 3. Health, knowledge and practice
- part 4. Health work and the division of labour
- part 5. Health care organization and policy.
- Notes:
- Part of the SAGE Knowledge collection.
- Preceded by Key concepts in medical sociology / Jonathan Gabe, Mike Bury, and Mary Ann Elston. c2004.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on MARC record for print version.
- Other Format:
- Print version :
- ISBN:
- 9781526401687 (ebook) :
- OCLC:
- 1017729063
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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