Understanding the Sociology of Health, 6th Edition
An Introduction
$108.63
- Paperback
328 pages
- Release Date
7 November 2025
Summary
Why do health inequalities exist? How do gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity or class affect health? How do climate change and technology impact health and illness?
Written in a clear, student-friendly style, this is an exploration of the key sociological debates, themes and theories as they relate to health. Taking a global perspective, it is packed with comparative examples, case studies and activities, showing how sociology can answer complex questions about health …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529683325 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529683327 |
| Author: | Chris Yuill, Anne-Marie Barry |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications Ltd |
| Imprint: | SAGE Publications Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 328 |
| Edition: | 6th |
| Release Date: | 7 November 2025 |
| Weight: | 530g |
| Dimensions: | 170mm x 242mm |
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Critics Review
Found this help for students, I teach first year when discussing social determinants of health
– Rosie Shepherd
Chris Yuill
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.
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