The Sociology of Healthcare, Second Edition explores the impact of current social changes on health, illness and healthcare, and provides an overview of the fun

Traditionally, medical sociology texts have been written from a medical perspective, focusing primarily on health issues as they have been defined by doctors, a

Over the past half-century, the social terrain of health and illness has been transformed. What were once considered normal human events and common human proble

The 4th edition of this firmly established text gives a comprehensive introduction to the sociology of health, illness and health policy. Presents the principle