Sociological Theories of Health and Illness

ISBN-13: 9780367469108 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 340 str.

William C. Cockerham

Opis

Atheoretical at its inception, the field of medical sociology has evolved to become one of the most theoretically active sociology fields. This is the first up to date-single author text to appear in many years. It is designed to be taught as a stand-alone text or assigned along with the author’s bestselling Medical Sociology, 14th edition.

O autorze

William C. Cockerham is Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Chair Emeritus at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Research Scholar of Sociology at the College of William and Mary. Currently a Deputy Editor of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior, he has served on the editorial board of several journals, including the American Sociological Review and Society and Mental Health. He is author of Medical Sociology, 14^th ed. (Routledge 2017) and Sociology of Mental Disorder, 10^th ed. (Routledge 2017).