Health, illness, and society : an introduction to medical sociology / Steven E. Barkan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barkan, Steven E., 1951- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social medicine.

Medical care.

Delivery of Health Care.

Social Determinants of Health.

Quality of Health Care.

Sociological Factors.

Patient Care.

United States.

Medical Subjects:

Delivery of Health Care.

Social Determinants of Health.

Quality of Health Care.

Sociological Factors.

Patient Care.

United States.

Genre:

Textbooks

Textbooks.

Physical Description:

xiv, 368 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 26 cm

Edition:

Updated second edition.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2023]

Summary:

"This book's original second edition went to press before COVID-19 emerged and thus did not even mention this new disease. As the pandemic proceeded, this lack of any COVID-19 material became both ironic and glaring. To bring this important material to students and instructors much sooner than a full-scale third edition would have taken, my Rowman & Littlefield editor, Alyssa Palazzo, and I decided to publish this updated second edition featuring a new concluding chapter about the COVID-19 pandemic."-- Taken from Preface to the Updated Second Edition, page [xi].

"The updated second edition of 'Health, Illness, and Society' provides a comprehensive yet concise introduction to medical sociology. In his accessible style, Steven Barkan covers health and illness behaviors, the social determinants of health problems, the health professions and health care system in the United States, and how the U.S. system compares to that of other countries. A new chapter, "The COVID-19 Pandemic," highlights how the pandemic exhibits health and health behavior disparities resulting from social inequalities and the deficiencies of the U.S. health system. The book also critically examines the achievements and limitations of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and discusses efforts of the Trump administration to weaken the ACA. Each chapter opens with learning questions to guide the student and "Health and Illness in the News" stories that apply each chapter's concepts to contemporary events. Chapter summaries reinforce key ideas and "Give It Some Thought" sidebars emphasize critical thinking. New to the Updated Second Edition: Chapter 14, "The COVID-19 Pandemic," discusses how the pandemic reveals health and health behavior disparities ; new data on medical students and faculty, sexual harassment in medical school, and medical school debt provide students with a deeper understanding of the issues facing doctors ; new health care data on peer nations and discussion of health and health care rankings of U.S. women provide a critical examination of the quality and cost of health care in the U.S. versus its peer nations ; enhanced examination of health insurance status and surprise medical billing, updated survey data on health care costs, and a discussion of high deductibles emphasize the patient financial burden created by a private system of medicine."-- Taken from back cover.

"Concisely integrates recent research with the social determinants of health to provide a comprehensive introduction to medical sociology"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Sociology and the Study of Health and Illness. Learning Questions ; Sociology and medical sociology ; The scope of medical sociology ; Research methods in medical sociology ; Conclusion ; Summary ; Giving It Some Thought ; Key Terms

A Social History of Health and Illness. Learning Questions ; Health and illness in the preindustrial world ; The rise of scientific medicine ; Social epidemiology yesterday and today ; Conclusion ; Summary ; Giving It Some Thought ; Key Terms

Health Behavior. Learning Questions ; What is health behavior? ; Understanding health behavior ; The social context of health behavior: Social class, race and ethnicity, and gender ; The social context of health behavior: Other factors ; Conclusion ; Summary ; Giving It Some Thought ; Key Terms

Illness Behavior and the Illness Experience. Learning Questions ; Understanding illness ; Illness behavior ; The experience of illness ; Conclusion ; Summary ; Giving It Some Thought ; Key Terms

Social Causes of Health and Health Problems. Learning Questions ; Social conditions as fundamental causes of disease ; Social conditions as fundamental causes of health inequalities ; Other social causes of health and health problems ; Conclusion ; Summary ; Giving It Some Thought ; Key Terms

Global Disparities in Health and Disease. Learning Questions ; Understanding global inequality ; Dimensions of global health disparities ; Documenting global health disparities ; Conclusion ; Summary ; Giving It Some Thought ; Key Terms

Medical School and the Training of Physicians. Learning Questions ; Development of medical schools and medical education ; Medical schools today ; The lives and experiences of medical students ; Conclusion ; Summary ; Giving It Some Thought ; Key Terms

Physicians and Their Interaction with Patients. Learning Questions ; The profession of medicine ; A profile of physicians today ; Physician-patient interaction ; Conclusion ; Summary ; Giving It Some Thought ; Key Terms

Other Health Care Providers: Conventional and Alternative. Learning Questions ; Mainstream health care ; Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) ; Conclusion ; Summary ; Giving It Some Thought ; Key Terms

Hospitals and Other Health Care Settings. Learning Questions ; Hospitals ; Other health care settings ; Conclusion ; Summary ; Giving It Some Thought ; Key Terms

Health and Health Care in the World's Wealthy Democracies. Learning Questions ; The health care systems of wealthy democracies ; Comparing the wealthy democracies ; Conclusion ; Summary ; Giving It Some Thought ; Key Terms

The U.S. Health Care System. Learning Questions ; The U.S. health care "system" ; U.S. health care by the numbers ; Problems in U.S. health care delivery ; Conclusion ; Summary ; Giving It Some Thought ; Key Terms

Health Care Reform : Obamacare and Beyond. Learning Questions ; Origins of U.S. health insurance ; The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) ; Achievements and limitations of Obamacare ; Beyond Obamacare ; Postscript: A sociological prescription for reducing the U.S. health disadvantage ; Conclusion ; Summary ; Giving It Some Thought ; Key Terms

The COVID-19 Pandemic. Learning Questions ; Sociology and the study of health and illness ; A social history of health and illness ; Health behavior ; Illness behavior and the experiences of illness ; Social causes of health and health problems ; Global disparities in health and disease ; Physicians and other health care providers ; Hospitals and other health care settings ; Health and health care in the world's wealthy democracies versus the United States ; Conclusion ; Summary ; Giving It Some Thought ; Key Terms

Glossary.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Barkan, Steven E., 1951- Health, illness, and society

ISBN:

9781538177648

1538177641

OCLC:

1348862769

Publisher Number:

90104555325