New Directions in the Sociology of Health

ISBN-13: 9780815351047 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 202 str.

U Pamela Abbott (University of Aberdeen;Geoff Payne

Opis

New Directions in the Sociology of Health links a number of contemporary issues to a broader sociological framework. It discusses health policy and programmes aimed at public concerns like AIDS, drug use, tranquilizer dependency and alcohol abuse. The work of a para-medical and lay workers - not least women - in health and prevention is a major focus, with particular attention being paid to the elderly and ethnic groups. Papers dealing with health at work, health in the home, and public health policy complete a collection which illustrates how sociology in the 1990s can contribute to the prevention of illness and the maintenance of good health.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Developing the Sociology of Health  2. Socio-economic Conditions and Aspects of Health: Respiratory Symptoms in Four West Yorkshire Mining Localities  3. Opening the ‘Black Box’: Inequalities in Women’s Health  4. Distance Decay and Information Deprivation: Health Implications for People in Rural Isolation  5. ‘We’re Home Helps Because we Care’: The Experience of Home Helps Caring for Elderly People  6. Hooked? Media Responses to Tranquillizer Dependence  7. Regulating our Favourite Drug  8. Say No to Drugs, but Yes to Clean Syringes?  9. Using Alternative Therapies: Marginal Medicine and Central Concerns  10. Caribbean Home Remedies and their Importance for Black Women’s Health Care in Britain  11. Health and Work in the 1990s: Towards a New Perspective  12. Where was Sociology in the Struggle to Re-establish Public Health?  References  Authors Index  Subject Index

O autorze

Pamela Abbott, Geoff Payne