Overview
Composed entirely of specially commissioned chapters by some of the outstanding scholars in medical sociology, this edition reflects important changes in the study of health and illness. In addition to updated and reconceived chapters on the impacts of gender, race, and inequality on health, this volume has new chapters on topics that include: social networks, neighborhoods, and social capital; disability; dying and """"the right to die""""; health disparities; the growing influence of the pharmaceutical industry; patient safety; evidence-based medicine and quality of care; health social movements; genetics; religion, spirituality, and health
Full Product Details
Author: Chloe E. Bird ,
Peter Conrad ,
Allen M. Fremont ,
Stefan Timmermans
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
Imprint: Vanderbilt University Press
Edition: 6th Revised edition
Dimensions:
Width: 19.50cm
, Height: 3.30cm
, Length: 26.60cm
Weight: 1.138kg
ISBN: 9780826517203
ISBN 10: 082651720
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 29 November 2010
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Awaiting stock
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Reviews
I recommend this book strongly as a breath of fresh air (seemingly from Mars) into our stuffy medical realm. Howard Spiro, Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Yale Medical School
I recommend this book strongly as a breath of fresh air (seemingly from Mars) into our stuffy medical realm. --Howard Spiro, Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Yale Medical School
-I recommend this book strongly as a breath of fresh air (seemingly from Mars) into our stuffy medical realm.---Howard Spiro, Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Yale Medical School
I recommend this book strongly as a breath of fresh air (seemingly from Mars) into our stuffy medical realm. --<b>Howard Spiro</b>, Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Yale Medical School
I recommend this book strongly as a breath of fresh air (seemingly from Mars) into our stuffy medical realm. <b>Howard Spiro</b>, Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Yale Medical School
I recommend this book strongly as a breath of fresh air (seemingly from Mars) into our stuffy medical realm. --Howard Spiro, Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Yale Medical School
Author Information
Allen M. Fremont is a physician, sociologist, and health services researcher based at RAND, with appointments at UCLA and the West Los Angeles Veterans Administration Medical Center. Chloe E. Bird is Senior Sociologist at the RAND Corporation. Peter Conrad is Harry Coplan Professor of Social Sciences at Brandeis University. Stefan Timmermans is Professor of Sociology at UCLA.
