Society and Health
eBook - ePub

Society and Health

An Introduction to Social Science for Health Professionals

  1. 288 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Society and Health

An Introduction to Social Science for Health Professionals

About this book

A concise introduction to the central issues concerning health and health care in contemporary society, Society and Health is written for all health professionals undergoing basic training. It explains social science concepts and theories and shows their relevance to work in health settings.
Each chapter is short and focused on key learning points.
'concept boxes' highlight the main themes and facilitate revision
exercises and activities enable students to apply knowledge to practice
assumes no previous knowledge
ideal for common foundation programme
guided further reading

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Yes, you can access Society and Health by Rosemary Gillespie,Graham Moon in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Health Care Delivery. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2005
Print ISBN
9780415110211

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Illustrations
  5. Contributors
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Introduction
  8. Part One: Health and Health In Context
  9. Part Two: Care In Action
  10. Part Three: Policy and the Provision of Care
  11. References