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Sociology and Nursing (Routledge Essentials for Nurses) Book

This introductory text looks at sociology as it applies to both health and health care. The principle sociological concepts in health are discussed as well as the whole context within which nurses function as professionals.Read More

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    This lively, introductory text provides nurses with the foundations of a sociological understanding of health issues which they will find of great help in thinking about their work and the role of their profession . It explains the key sociological theories and debates with humor and imagination in a way which will encourage an inquisitive and reflective approach on the part of any student who engages with the text. The book is organized so that the student moves from the main sociological perspectives through the key concepts underpinning nursing to sociological approaches to themes which constantly recur in the experience of nursing. Individual chapters cover : DT imagination DT health DT science DT power DT professions DT medicalization DT inequality DT sex DT madness DT death There are summaries at the end of each chapter and suggestions for further reading. Students will find this a very readable text which covers the ground they need to know in a thought-provoking way . Lecturers will find it a helpful text for generating discussion in tutorials and seminars, as a type of formative assessment and in the preparation of summative assignments.

  • 0415202280
  • 9780415202282
  • Peter Morrall
  • 14 December 2000
  • Routledge
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 224
  • 1
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