Sociology and Health: An Introduction

ISBN-13: 9780415415620 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 256 str.

Peter Morrall;Morrall Peter

Opis

This lively, introductory text provides nurses with the foundations of a sociological understanding of health issues that they will find of great help in thinking about their work and the role of their profession. It explains the key sociological theories and debates with humour and imagination in a away that will encourage an inquisitive and reflective approach on the part of any student who engages with the text.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Sociology  2. Health  3. Science  4. Power  5. Medicalisation  6. Madness  7. Misery  8. Sex  9. Death  Conclusion

O autorze

Peter Morrall is Senior Lecturer in Health and Sociology at the University of Leeds, UK.