Sociological Perspectives of Health and Illness

Medical Sociology Has Evolved From Being Considered As An Unimportant Area Of Enquiry To Being Regarded As Central To The Study Of Private Troubles And Public Issues. At Present, Much Of What Is Deemed In Sociology As Exciting Is Advancing Or Contributing To The Field Of Health. It Is Appropriate, Therefore, That An Edited Text Is Published To Specifically Examine Some Of The Important Themes Currently In Medical Sociology Research And Writing. This Volume Documents Thinking, Frameworks And Processes That Are Actively Shaping The Medical Sociology Research Of Today. It Covers A Wide Range Of Topics Ranging From The Morality Of Death And Euthanasia To The Conflict That Exists Between Different Status Health Care Providers. Sociological Perspectives Of Health And Illness Will Be Of Interest To Students Across A Wide Range Of Courses In Sociology And The Social Sciences. Specifically, Students Undertaking Undergraduate And Postgraduate Courses In Health Studies, And Health Promotion Would Benefit By Reading This Textbook. However, Professionals Will Also Be Attracted To The Book Due To The Dissemination Of Current Practises In Health Promotion Issues And Practices. The Morals Of Dying : Morality And Ideology Of Death And The Issue Of Euthanasia / Alexandros Sakellariou -- Sociological Approach Of Health, Illness And Medicine In Greek Area During 16th And 17th Century Based On A Historical Resource (no 218 Manuscript Of Monastery Of Iviron Of Mount Athos) / Anastasia K. Kadda -- Culture Conflict And Suicidal Behaviors Among Ethiopian Youth In Israel / Arnon Edelstein -- The Reconfiguration Of Trust Relations In Healthcare? : The Case Of The English Nhs / Michael Calnan And Patrick Brown -- The Anthropology Of Personhood And Health In Greek-cypriot Community / Costas S. Constantinou -- Gendered Narratives Of Sex, Health And Well-being / Jo Woodiwiss -- Health, Human Rights, And Migrant Family In Greece / Catherine Vassilikou -- Conflicts Between Health Care Professionals : Causes And Impact / Martina M. Loos -- Feminization Of Health Care / Mariam John Meynert -- My Step-leg : Body Narratives Of Lower Limb Amputees / Michal Hoffman -- Cultural Differences In Health : Considering Culture In Health Promotion In The Framework Of The Multicultural Society / Paltoglou Eleni And Tranta Elisavet -- On Not Using The Term Trauma In The Case Of Greek Cypriot Idps / Peter Loizos -- The Medicalisation In Special Education As A Factor Of Educational And Social Exclusion / Passas Dimitris, Petropoulos-petalas Diamantis And Tsakona Stavroula -- Negotiating Cultural And Sexual Identity: A Qualitative Study Of The Accounts Of Cypriot Gay Men / Constantinos N. Phellas -- Social Class And Health Inequalities In Portugal / Ricardo Jorge Antunes -- Dignified Old Age For Vulnerable Seniors In Institutional Care In The Czech Republic / Kateřina Ivanová, Radka Bužgová And Pavel Kurfürst -- Temporal Acculturation And Acculturative Distress In Greek-cypriots / Marios N. Adonis, Maria Michailidis And Christiana Dipli. Edited By Constantinos N. Phellas. Includes Bibliographical References. Medical sociology has evolved from being considered as unimportant area of enquiry to being regarded as in the centre of the study of private troubles and public issues. At the present much of what is deemed in sociology as exciting is gaining or contribu