Health, Illness and the Social Body  -  Peter E.S. Freund, Meredith B. McGuire

a critical sociology

KORTE INHOUD

For undergraduate courses in Sociology of Health and Illness, Medical Sociology, Medical Anthropology, Urban Studies, Social Medicine, and Nursing, this text 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.
CONTENTS:
1. A sociological perspective on health, illness and the body
2. Who becomes sick, injured, or dies?
3. The material foundations of health and illness
4. Mind, bod...
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