Early Sociology of Health and Illness

ISBN-13: 9780415252010 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 2560 str.

Kevin White

Opis

This set gives access to historical sources on the development of the sociology of medicine, including documents and articles from the mid-19th century through to the early-20th century. The period was one of transition - from a belief in the religious and natural causes of disease, especially epidemics, to first a social then a scientific explanation. The set also charts the development of the actual contents of the sociology of health: the concept of health; its extension to workers, women and children; and its consolidation as a key social feature of 19th-century capitalist societies.