The Sociology of Health and Illness |
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| Author:
| Conrad, Peter |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7167-0998-5 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2004 |
| Publisher: | Worth Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $50.00USD $62.99 |
Book Description:
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This collection of 49 readings offers an integrated analysis of the most important issues regarding health and health care from a critical and sociological perspective. Substantive introductions provide context for the readings. With ten new and two revised essays, the Seventh Edition contains more coverage of key areas such as alternative medicine, the pharmaceutical industry, and the relationship between healthcare and politics.
This collection of 49 readings offers an integrated analysis of the most important issues regarding health and health care from a critical and sociological perspective. Substantive introductions provide context for the readings. With ten new and two revised essays, the Seventh Edition contains more coverage of key areas such as alternative medicine, the pharmaceutical industry, and the relationship between healthcare and politics.