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For Medical Sociology, Sociology of Health, and Sociology of Health and Illness courses taught at the junior/senior level in sociology and allied health departments.   Offers a student-friendly overview of the field of medical sociology.   This student-friendly text provides an in-depth overview of the field of medical sociology, offering solid coverage of traditional topics while providing significant coverage of current issues related to health, healing, and illness. This text integrates recent research in medical sociology and emphasizes the importance of race, class, and gender throughout.   Note: MySearchLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MySearchLab, please visit: www.mysearchlab.com or you can purchase a ValuePack of the text + MySearchLab with Pearson eText (at no additional cost). ValuePack ISBN-10: 0205863752 / ValuePack ISBN-13: 9780205863754

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Author:   Gregory L. Weiss ,  Lynne E. Lonnquist
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   7th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.710kg
ISBN:  

9780205828838

ISBN 10:   0205828833
Pages:   448
Publication Date:   23 June 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
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Table of Contents

IN THIS SECTION 1. BRIEF 2. COMPREHENSIVE   BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:   Chapter 1:   A Brief Introduction to the Sociology of Health, Healing, and Illness Chapter 2:   The Development of Scientific Medicine   Chapter 3:   Social Epidemiology   Chapter 4:   Society, Disease, and Illness   Chapter 5:   Social Stress   Chapter 6:    Health Behavior Chapter 7:   Experiencing Illness and Disability   Chapter 8:   Physicians and the Profession of Medicine   Chapter 9:   Medical Education and the Socialization of Physicians  Chapter 10: Nurses, Mid-Level Health Care Practitioners, and Allied Health Workers   Chapter 11: Complementary and Alternative Medicine  Chapter 12: The Physician—Patient Relationship: Background and Models  Chapter 13: Professional and Ethical Obligations of Physicians in the Physician—Patient Relationship   Chapter 14: The Health Care System of the United States  Chapter 15: Health Care delivery   Chapter 16: The Social Implications of Advanced Health Care Technology   Chapter 17: Comparative Health Care Systems        COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:   Contents Preface   Part I: Perspectives on the Sociology of Health, Healing, and Illness   Chapter 1 A Brief Introduction to the Sociology of Health, Healing, and Illness         Definition of Medical Sociology             Historical Development of Medical Sociology         Sociology’s Contribution to Understanding Health, Healing, and Illness         The Role of the Medical Sociologist in the Twenty-First Century         Summary           Health on the Internet           Key Concepts and Terms           Discussion Questions           References     Chapter 2 The Development of Scientific Medicine           A Brief History of Medicine           Early Humans           The Egyptian Civilization           Greek and Roman Societies           The Medieval Era           Medicine in the Renaissance           Medicine from 1600 to 1900           The Ascendancy of Medical Authority in America           Perspectives on the Ascendancy of Medical Authority          Summary           Health on the Internet           Key Concepts and Terms           Discussion Question           References     Part II: The Influence of the Social Environment on Health and Illness   Chapter 3 Social Epidemiology           The Work of the Epidemiologist           The Epidemiological Transition           Life Expectancy and Mortality           Infant Mortality           Maternal Mortality           Morbidity           Disability           Summary           Health on the Internet           Key Concepts and Terms           Discussion Cases           References     Chapter 4 Society, Disease, and Illness           The Social Etiology of Disease         The Interrelationship of Proximate Risk Factors and Fundamental Causes: The Case of Developing Countries           The Influence of Genetic Transmission on Disease and Illness           Cardiovascular Diseases           Cancer           HIV/AIDS           Alzheimer’s Disease           Mental Illness           Summary           Health on the Internet           Key Concepts and Terms           Discussion Case           References     Chapter 5 Social Stress           Definition of Stress           Historical Development of the Stress Concept           A Model of Social Stress           Stressors           Appraisal of Stressors           Mediators of Stress: Coping and Social Support           Stress Outcomes           The Role of Social Class, Race, and Gender in Social Stress           Summary           Health on the Internet           Key Concepts and Terms           Discussion Case           References     Part III: Health and Illness behavior   Chapter 6 Health  Behavior            The Concept of Health         Health Behavior           Describing Individual Health Behaviors           Explaining Health Behavior           Summary           Health on the Internet           Key Concepts and Terms           Discussion Cases           References     CHAPTER 7 Experiencing Illness and Disability           Stages of Illness Experience           Stage 1: Symptom Experience           Stage 2: Assumption of the Sick Role; Illness as Deviance           Stage 3: Medical Care Contact/Self-Care           Stage 4: Dependent-Patient Role           Stage 5: Recovery and Rehabilitation          Experiencing Chronic Illness, Impairment, and Disability           Summary          Health on the Internet           Key Concepts and Terms           Discussion Question           References     Part IV: Health Care Practitioners and Their Relationship with Patients   Chapter 8 Physicians and the Profession of Medicine           The Profession of Medicine           The Social Control of Medicine          The Number, Composition, and Distribution of Physicians in the United States          Female Physicians           Physician Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction           Physician Impairment: Stresses and Strains of the Physician Role          Summary           Health on the Internet           Key Concepts and Terms           Discussion Case           References     Chapter 9 Medical Education and the Socialization of Physicians          The History of Medical Education          Modern Medical Education           The Medical School Experience: Attitude and Value Acquisition          The Medical School Experience: Stress           The Medical School Experience: Career Choices 7         Future Directions in U.S. Medical Education           Summary           Health on the Internet           Key Concepts and Terms           Discussion Case           References     Chapter 10 Nurses, Mid-Level Health Care Practitioners, and Allied Health Workers           Evolution of Nonphysician Health Care Practitioners          Nurses and the Field of Nursing          Mid-Level Health Care Practitioners          Allied Health Workers           The Health Care Team          Relationships among Health Care Workers          The Changing Environment among Health Care Workers          Summary          Health on the Internet          Key Concepts and Terms           Discussion Question          References     Chapter 11 Complementary and Alternative Medicine          The Meaning of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)           Scientific Medicine and Alternative Healing           Complementary and Alternative Healers           Chiropractic           Acupuncture          Spiritual Healing and Christian Science          Ethnic Folk Healing           Summary           Health on the Internet           Key Concepts and Terms           Discussion Case           References    Chapter 12 The Physician—Patient Relationship: Background and Models          Models of the Physician—Patient Relationship          Key Dimensions of the Physician—Patient Relationship          The Influence of Social Class, Race, and Symptomology on the Physician—Patient Relationship           The Influence of Gender on the Physician—Patient Relationship          Patient Satisfaction with Physicians          Patient Compliance with Medical Regimens           Summary           Health on the Internet           Key Concepts and Terms           Discussion Case           References    Chapter 13 Professional and Ethical Obligations of Physicians in the Physician—Patient Relationship           Truth-telling as an Issue           Confidentiality as an Issue           Obligation to Treat Patients with Highly Contagious Diseases           Summary          Health on the Internet           Key Concepts and Terms           Discussion Cases           References   Part V: The Health Care System   Chapter 14 The Health Care System of the United States          Rating the United States Health Care System           The United States Health Care System           The Financing of Health Care in the United States           Explanations for the High Cost of American Medicine           America’s Uninsured Population           Historical Efforts to Reform the Health Care System         Health Care Reform of 2010         Summary          Health on the Internet           Key Concepts and Terms           Discussion Case           References    Chapter 15 Health Care delivery           Hospitals         Freestanding Ambulatory and Surgical Sites         Hospices            Home Health Care           Summary           Health Care on the Internet           Key Concepts and Terms           Discussion Case           References     Chapter 16 The Social Implications of Advanced Health Care Technology           Societal Control of Technology         Health Care Technology          The Right to Refuse or Demand Advanced Health Care Technology           Organ Donation and Transplantation          Assisted Procreation           Summary          Health on the Internet           Key Concepts and Terms           Discussion Case          References     Chapter 17 Comparative Health Care Systems           Major Influences on Health Care Systems           Health Care Services in Developing Countries           Types of Health Care Systems           China           Canada         Great Britain         Russia           Common Challenges to Health Care Systems Around the World           Summary           Health on the Internet           Key Concepts and Terms           Discussion Questions          References     Photo Credits   Name Index   Subject Index   

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Author Information

Dr. Gregory L. Weiss is Professor of Sociology at Roanoke College where he teaches courses on medical sociology, ethics and medicine, Native Americans, and research methods.  He has led student study tours to Great Britain, Luxembourg, Australia, and to the Navajo and Hopi reservations. Dr. Weiss is author or co-author of three books and more than three dozen journal articles.  He works with a variety of local community organizations including a free health clinic and the SPCA.  Dr. Weiss has received teaching awards from Roanoke College, the State Council of Higher Education in Virginia, the ASA Section on Teaching and Learning, and the Southern Sociological Society.

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