Understanding the Sociology of Health
eBook - ePub

Understanding the Sociology of Health

An Introduction

  1. 304 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Understanding the Sociology of Health

An Introduction

About this book

Why do health inequalities exist? How do gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity or class affect health? What is the healthcare impact of technology? How does climate change relate to health and illness and what does sociology have to teach us about pandemics? This textbook exists to answer these complex questions providing a complete overview of all the key sociological debates, themes, theories and research. Key features:

  • Takes a global perspective providing comparative examples throughout
  • Grapples with the most pressing healthcare debates including climate change and environment, pandemics and society, racism, health inequality and gender identity
  • Breaks the complexities down using extremely clear language throughout
  • Lecturers and instructors can also access a range of additional teaching resources available from the SAGE website.

Though aimed primarily at students on health and social care courses and professions allied to medicine, this textbook provides valuable insights for anyone interested in the social aspects of health.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Publisher Note
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Contents
  7. Discover your Online Resources
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. About the Authors
  10. Acknowledgements
  11. Introduction
  12. Section 1 Theories, Perspectives and Concepts
  13. 1 Sociological Theory: Explaining and Theorising
  14. 2 Understanding Health and Wellbeing
  15. 3 A Brief History of Health and Healing
  16. 4 Climate Change, Nature and Wellbeing
  17. Section 2 Key Themes
  18. 5 Inequality and Health
  19. 6 Gender and Health
  20. 7 Race, Ethnicity and Health
  21. 8 Mental Health and Emotional Distress
  22. 9 Sexualities and Health
  23. 10 Sociology of the Body: Chronic Illness and Disability
  24. 11 Health, Ageing and the Life Course
  25. Section 3 Contexts
  26. 12 Pandemics and Society
  27. 13 Health Policy
  28. 14 Sport, Health, Exercise and Wellbeing
  29. 15 Death and Dying
  30. 16 Health Technologies
  31. Glossary
  32. References
  33. Index