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Understanding the sociology of health / Anne-Marie Barry and Chris Yuill.

By: Barry, Anne-MariePublication details: London : Sage Publications Ltd, c2016 Edition: 4th edDescription: xii, 338 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9781473929456Subject(s): Social medicine | Sociology, medicalDDC classification: 362.1 BAR
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Contents

Section 1 Theories, Perspectives and Concepts
1.Sociological theory: explaining and theorising
2.Understanding health
3.A Brief History of Health and Healing
4.Evidence and enquiry: an overview of sociological research
Section 2 Key Themes
5.Inequality and health
6.Gender and health
7.Ethnicity, migration and health
8.Mental health and emotional distress
9.Sexualities and health (with Megan Todd)
10.Sociology of the body: chronic illness and disability
11.Health, ageing and the life course
Section 3 Contexts
12.Places of care
13.Health policy
14.Sport, health, exercise and wellbeing
15.Death and dying
16.Health technologies.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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