Perspectives in Medical Sociology

Author: Phil Brown
Edition: 4
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 157766518X
Category: Medical

Perspectives in Medical Sociology

This comprehensive, up-to-date collection of 38 articles represents a broad range of research methods and data sources in medical sociology from the perspectives of public health, medicine, epidemiology, political science, history, and anthropology. Download Perspectives in Medical Sociology medical books for free.
In addition to eleven new readings, eight of the seminal articles from the previous edition have been revised for the fourth edition. The overarching theme of this authoritative compendium is that medical sociology should focus on large-scale social structural factors as well as a micro-level exploration of lay illness experience, including the interaction between people and their health providers. Linking these levels of analysis is essential for a holistic understanding of medical sociology. Get Perspectives in Medical Sociology our bestseller medical books.

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