Sociology of Health and Health Care

by SteveTaylor (Editor), David Field (Editor)

• New

  Paperback
  2007

  $45.61

  Sociology and its applications are key components of the core foundation programme in nursing and healthcare. Sociology of health and health care is an essential textbook for all students of nursing and healthcare and is organised in four parts: the nature of sociology and sociological research; the social patterning of health and disease; the social aspects of illness and dying; and the organisation and delivery of health care. Sociology of health and health care explores the nature of sociology and sociological research and their application to health and health care. It explores the impact of current social contexts on health and healthcare and recent developments in healthcare policy and addresses their implications for nursing and inter-professional working. This fourth edition also examines new approaches to understanding social inequalities in health and experiences of chronic illness and dying.

• Used

  Paperback
  1997

  $3.45

  This introductory textbook explains the complexities of sociological approaches to health. It is structured around four themes: sociology, health, illness and health care. The book offers an overview of each subject area, and provides summaries of key topics, enabling the student to build up a sound understanding of the significance of sociology for health care. This edition has been substantially revised and updated by contributors who are teachers in the fields of sociology and nursing. It has been expanded to include more detail on sociological theory, research methods, and new developments in the sociology of health and the organization of health care. New sections include linking recent developments in health care to wider social changes, health promotion, the family and social support, hospitalization, euthanasia and consumerism and managerialism in health care.