The sociology of health, illness, and health care : a critical approach

Extremely student friendly and completely up to date, THE SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH, ILLNESS, AND HEALTH CARE: A CRITICAL APPROACH, 8th Edition delivers a comprehensive, cutting-edge overview that includes both micro- and macro-level topics. The text exposes the sociological and ethical dilemmas of modern health care and challenges students to think analytically, while its unique critical perspective enables readers to question their previously held beliefs about health and illness. Thorough discussions of health and health care emphasize how social forces can prevent or foster illness, affect cultural ideas about illness and disability, structure health care institutions, and affect the lives of health care workers. Race, class, gender, and disability issues are highlighted throughout the text; the book also summarizes the social causes of health and illness in less developed nations and the diverse ways that nations provide (or don't provide) health care. 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Cover Brief Contents Contents Preface About the Author Part I: Social Factors and Illness Chapter 1: The Sociology of Health, Illness, and Health Care The Sociology of Health, Illness, and Health Care: An Overview The Sociological Perspective A Critical Approach A Brief History of Disease Understanding Research Sources Summary Review Questions Critical Thinking Questions Chapter 2: The Social Sources of Modern Illness An Introduction to Epidemiology The Modern Disease Profile The Social Sources of Premature Deaths The Health Belief Model, Health Lifestyles, and Health "Projects" Social Stress and Social Networks Implications Summary Review Questions Critical Thinking Questions Chapter 3: The Social Distribution of Illness in the United States Social Class Race and Ethnicity Age Sex and Gender Social Capital Implications Summary Review Questions Critical Thinking Questions Chapter 4: Illness and Death in the Less Developed Nations Setting the Stage: Key Concepts Explaining Death and Disease in Less Developed Nations Implications Summary Review Questions Critical Thinking Questions Part II: The Meaning and Experience of Illness Chapter 5: The Social Meanings of Illness Explaining Illness across History Models of Illness Medicine as Social Control Implications Summary Review Questions Critical Thinking Questions Chapter 6: The Experience of Disability, Chronic Pain, and Chronic Illness Understanding Disability Understanding Chronic Pain Living with Disability and Chronic Illness Implications Summary Review Questions Critical Thinking Questions Chapter 7: The Sociology of Mental Illness The Epidemiology of Mental Illness Defining Mental Illness A History of Treatment The Experience of Mental Illness Implications Summary Review Questions Critical Thinking Questions Part III: Health Care Systems, Settings, and Technologies Chapter 8: Health Care in the United States A History of U.S. Health Insurance The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act The Continuing Crisis in Health Care Costs The Continuing Crisis in Health Care Access The Prospects for State-Level Reform Implications Summary Review Questions Critical Thinking Questions Chapter 9: Health Care around the Globe Evaluating Health Care Systems Health Care in Other Countries Implications Summary Review Questions Critical Thinking Questions Chapter 10: Health Care Settings and Technologies The Hospital The Premodern Hospital Nursing Homes Hospices Home Care Health Care Technologies Implications Summary Review Questions Critical Thinking Questions Part IV: Health Care, Health Research, and Bioethics Chapter 11: The Profession of Medicine American Medicine in the 19th Century The Rise of Medical Dominance The Threats to Medical Dominance The Continued Strength of Medical Dominance Medical Education and Medical Values Patient-Doctor Relationships Reforming Medical Training Implications Summary Review Questions Critical Thinking Questions Chapter 12: Other Mainstream and Alternative Health Care Providers Mainstream Health Care Providers Alternative Health Care Providers Implications Summary Review Questions Critical Thinking Questions Chapter 13: Issues in Bioethics History of Bioethics Contemporary Issues in Bioethics Institutionalizing Bioethics The Impact of Bioethics Implications Summary Review Questions Critical Thinking Questions Glossary References Index Extremely student friendly and completely up to date, THE SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH, ILLNESS, AND HEALTH CARE: A CRITICAL APPROACH, 8th Edition delivers a comprehensive, cutting-edge overview that includes both micro- and macro-level topics. The text exposes the sociological and ethical dilemmas of modern health care and challenges students to think analytically, while its unique critical perspective enables readers to question their previously held beliefs about health and illness. Thorough discussions of health and health care emphasize how social forces can prevent or foster illness, affect cultural ideas about illness and disability, structure health care institutions, and affect the lives of health care workers. Race, class, gender, and disability issues are highlighted throughout the text; the book also summarizes the social causes of health and illness in less developed nations and the diverse ways that nations provide (or don't provide) health care.
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Explores the sociology of health, illness and healthcare. THE SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH, ILLNESS, AND HEALTH CARE: A CRITICAL APPROACH, 8th Edition delivers a comprehensive, cutting-edge overview that includes both micro- and macro-level topics. The text exposes the sociological and ethical dilemmas of modern health care and challenges students to think analytically, while its unique critical perspective enables readers to question their previously held beliefs about health and illness. Thorough discussions of health and health care emphasize how social forces can prevent or foster illness, affect cultural ideas about illness and disability, structure health care institutions, and affect the lives of health care workers. Race, class, gender, and disability issues are highlighted throughout the text; the book also summarizes the social causes of health and illness in less developed nations and the diverse ways that nations provide (or don't provide) health care. The sociology of health, illness, and health care : a critical approach, 8th edition covers both micro- and macro-level topics while exposing the sociological and ethical dilemmas of modern health care and asking students to question their previously held beliefs about health and illness. Thorough discussions of health and health care emphasize how social forces can prevent or foster illness, affect cultural ideas about illness and disability, structure health care institutions, and affect the lives of health care workers. Race, class, gender, and disability issues are highlighted throughout and the social causes of health and illness in less developed nations and the diverse ways that nations provide (or don't provide) health care are also explored -- Provided by publisher Completely up to date and featuring a friendly style, THE SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH, ILLNESS, AND HEALTH CARE: A CRITICAL APPROACH, 8th Edition delivers a comprehensive, cutting-edge overview that will challenge you to think creatively and analytically about health and health care. You'll gain an understanding of how social forces affect who gets ill, how we think about illness, how we get our health care, and what it is like to work in the health care field. You will also have the chance to explore the ethical dilemmas that underlie modern health care as well as the politics behind those dilemmas. Although the text focuses on health within the United States, it also examines how health, illness, and health care differ around the world.