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The New Blackwell Companion to Medical Sociology

Blackwell Companions to Sociology

Erschienen am 04.12.2009, Auflage: 1/2009
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ISBN/EAN: 9781405188685
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: 614 S.
Einband: gebundenes Buch

Beschreibung

InhaltsangabeList of Contributors Preface Part I: Introduction Part II: Health and Social Inequalities Part III: Health and Social Relationships Part IV: Health and Disease Part V: Health Care Delivery Part VI: New Developments

Autorenportrait

William C. Cockerham is Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Co-Director of the Center for Social Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is President of the Research Committee on Health Sociology of the International Sociological Association and a current member of the Editorial Board of the American Sociological Review. His recent books include Social Causes of Health and Disease (2007), Medical Sociology, 11th edition (2010), and Health and Globalization (2010).

Leseprobe

Leseprobe

Inhalt

List of Contributors. Preface. Part I: Introduction. 1. Medical Sociology and Sociological Theory: William C. Cockerham, University of Alabama at Birmingham (USA) and Graham Scambler, University College, London (UK). 2. Health and Culture: Stella Quah, National University of Singapore. 3. The Sociology of the Body: Sarah Nettleton, University of York (UK). Part II: Health and Social Inequalities. 4. Health and Social Stratification: Eero Lahelma, University of Helsinki (Finland). 5. Health Status and Gender: Ellen Annandale, University of Leicester (UK). 6. Health, Race, and Ethnicity: Hannah Bradby, University of Warwick (UK) and James Y. Nazroo, University of Manchester (UK). Part III: Health and Social Relationships. 7. Health and Religion: Ellen Idler, Rutgers University (USA). 8. Health Lifestyles: Bringing Structure Back: William C. Cockerham, University of Alabama at Birmingham (USA). 9. Social Capital and Health: Lijun Song, Duke University (USA), Joonmo Son, National University of Singapore, and Nan Lin, Duke University (USA). 10. Medicalization, Social Control, and the Relief of Suffering: Joseph E. Davis, University of Virginia (USA). 11. Stress: William Avison and Stephanie S. Thomas, University of Western Ontario (Canada). 12. Stress in the Workplace: Johannes Siegrist, University of Dusseldorf (Germany). Part IV: Health and Disease. 13. Emerging Infectious Diseases, Urbanization, and Globalization in a Time of Global Warming: George Armelagos, Emory University (USA) and Kristin N. Harper, Columbia University (USA). 14. Chronic Illness: Kathy Charmaz, Sonoma State University (USA) and Dana Rosenfeld, University of Keele (UK). Part V: Health Care Delivery. 15. Health Professions and Occupations : Elianne Riska, University of Helsinki (Finland). 16. Challenges to the Patient-Physician Relationship in the 21st Century: Jennifer Vanderminden and Sharyn Potter, University of New Hampshire (USA). 17. Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Processes of Legitimation, Professionalization, and Co-Option: Hans Baer, University of Melbourne(Australia). 18. The American Health Care System: Beginning the 21st Century with High Risks, Major Challenges, and Great Opportunities: Bernice A. Pescosolido, Indiana University (USA) and Carol A. Boyer, Rutgers University (USA). 19. The British Health Care System: Michael Bury, University of London (UK). 20. The Convergence and Divergence of Modern Health Care Systems: Fred Stevens, University of Maastricht (Netherlands). 21. Social Policies and Health Inequality: Amelie Quesnel-Vallee and Tania Jenkins, McGill University (Canada) Part VI: New Developments. 22. A Sociological Gaze on Bioethics: Kristina Orfali, Columbia University (USA) and Raymond DeVries, University of Michigan (USA). 23. Medical Sociology and Genetics: Robert Dingwall and Paul Martin, University of Nottingham (UK). 24. Medical Sociology and Neuroscience: Simon Williams, University of Warwick (UK).