Overview

Nursing practice needs to be informed by an understanding of people and the societies in which they live. This introductory text has been designed specifically to discuss those aspects of sociology which are most relevant to nursing and the health care context in which it takes place. Divided into three sections linking to key issues of relevance to nursing, it provides an accessible introduction to major sociological themes and ideas: Part 1 Sociology, nursing and everyday life. Part 2 The Healthcare System. Part 3 The Experience of Illness. All students taking nursing and health sciences courses, and social sciences modules, will find this book a readable and relevant introduction to sociology and health care. . A user-friendly introduction to a subject which students often find strange and new . Relates sociology to health and nursing to make the subject relevant to clinical practice . Key concepts and chapter summaries aid learning and revision . Case studies help relate theory to practice . Reference lists in each chapter provide the evidence base. . Biographical notes on eminent sociologists help bring the subject to life . Annotated Further Reading enables more in-depth study

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Author:   Hannah Cooke (Senior Lecturer, Division of Nursing Midwifery and Social Work, School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, UK) ,  Susan M. Philpin
Publisher:   Elsevier Health Sciences
Imprint:   Churchill Livingstone
Dimensions:   Width: 24.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 18.90cm
Weight:   0.540kg
ISBN:  

9780443101557

ISBN 10:   0443101558
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   23 May 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Part one - Sociology, nursing and everyday life Introduction. Thinking sociologically about families and health. Thinking sociologically about religion and health. Work, professionalism and organisational life. Social class, poverty and health. Inequalities and health disadvantage. Part two - Healthcare systems and nursing Healthcare policy and organisational change. Power and communication in healthcare. Nursing and nursing professionalism. Partnerships and care in the community. Part three - The experience of illness Understandings of health, illness, risk and bodies. Lay understandings of health and risk: a changing picture. Experiencing ill-health. Social responses to illness and disability. Death and dying.

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