The Social Context of Health and Health Work

ISBN-13: 9780333551561 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 617 str.

L Jones

Opis

The Social Context of Health and Health Work breaks new ground by linking together sociology of health and social policy perspectives. Linda Jones argues that health and health work cannot be understood in isolation. Patterns of disease, illness, treatment and provision are crucially influenced by class, race, gender, age and disability. Conflicts over health policies reflect fundamental debates about the purpose of welfare. The writer draws on her specialist knowledge of developing and teaching nursing and health studies courses, and on her recent experience of writing distance learning materials, to create a book which encourages critical thinking and supports study.

Spis treści

List of Figures.- List of Tables.- List of Useful terms.- Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Introduction.- Health in a Social Context.- The Scope of Sociological Enquiry.- The Family and Health Communities and Health Stratification, Class and Health.- Poverty and Health in the Welfare State.- Gender, Divisions and Health Race, Ethnicity and Health Dependency: Age and Disability Health Beliefs and Health Action Power and Control in Health Work.- The Work of Nursing.- The Contemporary Politics of Health Care.- List of References.- Index.