Understanding the Sociology of Health: An Introduction - Brossura

Barry, Anne-Marie; Yuill, Chris

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1526497530 ISBN 13: 9781526497536

Casa editrice: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2022

Riassunto

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">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?<br><br>This textbook exists to answer these complex questions providing a complete overview of all the key sociological debates, themes, theories and research.<br><br>Key features:</p><ul> <li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 40px;">Takes a global perspective providing comparative examples throughout</li> <li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 40px;">Grapples with the most pressing healthcare debates including climate change and environment, pandemics and society, racism, health inequality and gender identity</li> <li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 40px;">Breaks the complexities down using extremely clear language throughout</li> <li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 40px;">Lecturers and instructors can also access a range of additional teaching resources available from the SAGE website.</li></ul><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">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.</p>

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Informazioni sugli autori

Anne-Marie Barry is a research consultant in Edinburgh and former lecturer in health sociology at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. Her research interests primarily focus on social inequalities and health and wellbeing and have also included alcohol and drug use, sexual health, mental health and bereavement.

Chris Yuill is a sociologist at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, whose work focuses on the sociology of health and the sociology of urban experiences. In addition to a variety of journal publications and research reports he has written and co-edited a number of textbooks for SAGE, one of his most recent being Sociology for Social Work co-edited with Alastair Gibson. Other texts include Understanding the Sociology of Health: An Introduction with Anne-Marie Barry, which is now in its third edition and has also been translated into Chinese. Chris has also served two terms on the executive of the British Sociological Association.

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A complete, highly readable and student orientated introduction. Comprehensive coverage of all the key theories, debates and issues showing how sociology can answer complex questions about health and illness.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2022
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1526497530
• ISBN 13: 9781526497536
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 5
• Numero di pagine: 304
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile