Issues of health & illness / the editors of Salem Press.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Editors of Salem Press, author.

Series:

Sociology Reference Guide

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social medicine.

Health--Social aspects.

Health.

Diseases--Social aspects.

Diseases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (v, 108 pages).

Place of Publication:

Ipswich, Massachusetts : Salem Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This work is designed to provide a solid foundation for the research of various sociological topics. This volume covers the diseases, conditions, and healthcare methods that have received significant attention in the United States throughout the past several decades.

Contents:

""Sociology Reference Guide: Issues of Health & Illness""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Medicalization""; ""Legal & Ethical Issues of Life & Death""; ""Public Health Issues""; ""Disability & Impairment""; ""Child Obesity""; ""Youth Suicide""; ""Sociology of Addiction""; ""Substance Abuse Prevention & Education""; ""Sex Addiction Disorders""; ""Sex, Gender & Sexuality: Sexually Transmitted Diseases""; ""Mental Health & E-Therapy""; ""Holistic Medicine""; ""Doctor-Patient Communication""; ""Long-Term & Institutional Care""; ""Religion & Health""; ""Grief & Bereavement""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 13, 2014).

ISBN:

9781429834742

1429834749

OCLC:

883331314