| Handbook of Medical Sociology Contributor(s): Bird, Chloe E. (Editor), Conrad, Peter (Editor), Fremont, Allen M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 082651720X ISBN-13: 9780826517203 Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press OUR PRICE: $98.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Ethics - Social Science | Women's Studies - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy |
| Dewey: 362.1 |
| LCCN: 2009047976 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 7.7" W x 10.5" (2.50 lbs) 512 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Composed entirely of specially commissioned chapters by many outstanding scholars in medical sociology, this edition reflects important changes in the study of health and illness. In addition to updated and reconceived chapters on the impacts of gender, race, and inequality on health, this volume has new chapters on topics that include: - social networks, neighborhoods, and social capital - disability - dying and the right to die - health disparities - the growing influence of the pharmaceutical industry - the Internet - evidence-based medicine and quality of care - health social movements - genetics - religion, spirituality, and health |
Contributor Bio(s): Bird, Chloe E.: - Chloe E. Bird is Senior Sociologist at the RAND Corporation.Fremont, Allen M.: - Allen M. Fremont is a physician, sociologist, and health services researcher based at RAND, with appointments at UCLA and the West Los Angeles Veterans Administration Medical Center.Conrad, Peter: - Peter Conrad is Harry Coplan Professor of Social Sciences at Brandeis University. |