The Sociology of Health and Illness
A Reader
Author: Michael Bury and Jonathan Gabe Series: Routledge Student Readers
This collection of both classic writings and more recent articles in the sociology of health and illness includes a number of different perspectives on health and illness.
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This collection of both classic writings and more recent articles in the sociology of health and illness includes a number of different perspectives on health and illness.
Description
This reader provides a comprehensive collection of both classic writings and more recent articles in the sociology of health and illness. It is organised into the following sections: health beliefs and knowledge inequalities and patterning of health and illness professional and patient interaction chronic illness and disability evaluation and politics in health care. Each section has an introduction, summarising the content and argument of each article in turn. The reader also has a general introduction which sets the scene for the field as a whole, contextualises each section and provides a guide to additional reading. The reader includes a number of different perspectives on health and illness, is international in scope, and will provide an invaluable resource to students across a wide range of courses in sociology and the social sciences.
About the Author
Michael Bury is Professor of Sociology at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Jonathan Gabe is Reader in Sociology at Royal Holloway, University of London.
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A wide-ranging collection of both classic writings and more recent articles in the sociology of health and illness, this reader is organized into the following sections: health beliefs and knowledge inequalities and patterning of health and illness professional and patient interaction chronic illness and disability * evaluation and politics in health care. With a thorough introduction which sets the scene for the field as a whole, and section introductions which contextualize each chapter, the reader includes a number of different perspectives on health and illness, is international in scope, and will provide an invaluable resource to students across a wide range of courses in sociology and the social sciences.
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