Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-149) and index.
1. The Sociology of Health and Illness: Explaining and Theorising -- 2. The Development of Modern Medicine: Delusions of Adequacy -- 3. Medical Care of Medical Control? -- 4. Challenging Medical Dominance -- 5. Gender, Ethnicity, 'Race' and Mental Health -- 6. Class, Capitalism and Health -- 7. The Sociology of the Body -- 8. Health in a Social Context: The Challenge of Ageing -- 9. Health care Contexts.
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'Understanding Health' clearly explains what sociology is and how it contributes to our understanding of health, and inequalities in the health of the population by taking account of factors such as age, social class, gender and environment.