An Introduction to the Sociology of Health and Illness |
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| Author:
| White, Kevin |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84787-713-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2002 |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $140.00 |
Book Description:
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`This book does exactly what it says on the tin!' -
Community Practitioner The main purpose of this book is to demonstrate that disease is socially produced and distributed. The book provides a guide to the strengths and weaknesses of the major sociological approaches; draws out the essential features of the major sociological contributions; and elucidates how an appreciation of the dynamics of class, gender, ethnicity and the sociology of knowledge...
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`This book does exactly what it says on the tin!' -
Community Practitioner
The main purpose of this book is to demonstrate that disease is socially produced and distributed. The book provides a guide to the strengths and weaknesses of the major sociological approaches; draws out the essential features of the major sociological contributions; and elucidates how an appreciation of the dynamics of class, gender, ethnicity and the sociology of knowledge challenges medical power.