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Health, Illness, and the Social Body

其他書名	A Critical Sociology
出版	Prentice Hall, 1999
主題	Family & Relationships / GeneralMedical / Health Care DeliveryMedical / Public HealthSocial Science / Sociology / GeneralSocial Science / Disease & Health Issues
ISBN	01389707509780138970758
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=ggUfAQAAIAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋This text presents a critical, holistic interpretation of health, illness, and human bodies that emphasizes power as a key social-structural factor in health and in societal responses to illness. It does not attempt to cover every relevant topic in the sociology of health and illness, but is organized as a set of core essays around which to build a course, with the expectation that instructors will assign additional readings to exemplify and develop further these important analytical themes.* NEW - Updates coverage throughout to include important recent research and theoretical contributions - with special emphasis on ethnic diversity, gender differences, and social stratification. * NEW - Reorganizes coverage of economic interests and power in health care to focus on the importance and complexity of health care financing and insurance before discussing the health care institutions and corporate interests themselves. *Updates coverage throughout to include important recent research and theoretical contributions-with special emphasis on ethnic diversity, gender differences, and social stratification.*Reorganizes coverage of economic interests and power in health care to focus on the