Chapter Introduction -- chapter 1 Lay health beliefs and doctor-patient relationships -- chapter 2 The body as a social entity -- chapter 3 The experience of chronic illness -- chapter 4 Labelling and stigma -- chapter 5 Mental illness -- chapter 6 Social inequalities in health -- chapter 7 Gender and health -- chapter 8 Ethnicity and health -- chapter 9 The elderly in society -- chapter 10 Death and dying.
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This inspirational new text covers the basic principles of the sociology of health and illness in an eminently readable way. By creatively employing the fictitious character of Frank Bennet, a new medical student, who cannot understand why he has to attend so many sessions in sociology in order to become a doctor, the book examines the most commonly covered topics and brings together the basic principles and research findings through ten real-life stories, that Frank Bennet is immersed into. It investigates the relevance of sociology and considers a new direction - one that places sociology in healthcare settings, making the topic more realistic, useful and memorable.
Social medicine, Problems, exercises, etc.
Social medicine.
Sociology, Medical.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Cultural Policy.