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Health, Illness, and the Social Body: A Critical Sociology Book
This book presents a critical, holistic interpretation of health, illness and human bodies that emphasizes power as a key social-structural factor in health and in societal responses to illness. Offers a solid theoretical focus and presents cross-disciplinary applications from sociology, anthropology, and psychology. Explores such topics as Who Becomes Sick, Injured, or Dies?; The Material Foundations of Health and Illness; Mind, Body, and Society; Social Organization, Health, and Illness; The Social Meanings of Sickness; The Illness Experience; Seeking Health and Help; The Social Construction of Medical Knowledge; Modern Biomedicine: Knowledge and Practice; Stratification and Power in Health Care Systems; and Economic Interests and Power in Health Care. Asks critical questions about the … read more...
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