Key Concepts in Medical Sociology
eBook - ePub

Key Concepts in Medical Sociology

  1. 432 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Key Concepts in Medical Sociology

About this book

How do we understand health in relation to society? What role do social processes, structures and culture play in shaping our experiences of health and illness? How do we understand medicine and healthcare within a sociological framework?

Drawing on international literature and examples, this new edition of Key Concepts in Medical Sociology:

Ā·Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Systematically explains the concepts that have preoccupied medical sociology from its inception, and which have shaped the field as it exists today.

Ā·Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Includes new entries, such as pandemics and epidemics, the environment, intersectionality, pharmaceuticalization, medical tourism and sexuality.

Ā·Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Begins each entry with a definition of the concept then examines its origins, development, strengths and weaknesses, and concludes with suggested further reading for independent learning.Ā 

Key Concepts in Medical Sociology is essential reading for students in medical sociology as well as those undertaking professional training in health-related disciplines.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. About the Authors
  7. Introduction
  8. Part 1 Social Patterning of Health
  9. 1 Pandemics and Epidemics
  10. 2 Social Class
  11. 3 Gender
  12. 4 Ethnicity
  13. 5 Sexuality
  14. 6 Intersectionality
  15. 7 Place
  16. 8 Environment
  17. 9 Material and Cultural Factors
  18. 10 Psychosocial Factors
  19. 11 Life Events
  20. 12 Ageing and the Lifecourse
  21. 13 Neoliberalism
  22. 14 Social Capital
  23. Part 2 Experience of Health and Illness
  24. 15 Medicalization
  25. 16 Pharmaceuticalization
  26. 17 Illness and Health Behaviours
  27. 18 Stigma
  28. 19 Embodiment
  29. 20 Emotions
  30. 21 Chronic Illness
  31. 22 Disability
  32. 23 Illness Narratives
  33. 24 Risk
  34. 25 The Sick Role
  35. 26 Practitionerā€“Client Relationships
  36. 27 Quality of Life
  37. 28 Sleep
  38. 29 Death and Dying
  39. Part 3 Health, Knowledge and Practice
  40. 30 The Medical Model
  41. 31 ocial Constructionism
  42. 32 Lay Knowledge
  43. 33 Medical Tourism
  44. 34 Reproduction
  45. 35 Medical Technologies
  46. 36 Digital Health
  47. 37 Geneticization
  48. 38 Bioethics
  49. 39 Surveillance and Health Promotion
  50. Part 4 Health Work and the Division of Labour
  51. 40 Medical Autonomy, Dominance and Decline
  52. 41 Trust in Medicine
  53. 42 Professions Allied to Medicine
  54. 43 Nursing and Midwifery as Occupations
  55. 44 Social Divisions in Formal Healthcare
  56. 45 Health Professional Migration and Integration
  57. 46 Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  58. 47 Emotional Labour
  59. 48 Informal Care
  60. Part 5 Healthcare Organization and Policy
  61. 49 Hospitals and Healthcare Organizations
  62. 50 Privatization
  63. 51 Managerialism
  64. 52 Consumerism
  65. 53 Citizenship and Health
  66. 54 Social Movements and Health
  67. 55 Medicines Regulation
  68. 56 Evaluation
  69. 57 Malpractice
  70. Index