The Checkered Fritillary

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• Monk Rose

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• 164 Seiten
• 6 Lesestunden

• Belletristik

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This reader provides a comprehensive collection of both classic writings and more recent articles in the sociology of health and illness. It is organized into the following health beliefs and knowledge; inequalities and patterning of health and illness; professional and patient interaction; chronic illness and disability; and evaluation and politics in health care. Each section has an introduction, summarizing the content and argument of each article in turn. The reader also has a general introduction which sets the scene for the field as a whole, contextualises each section and provides a guide to additional reading. The reader includes a number of different perspectives on health and illness, is international in scope, and provides a useful resource to students across a wide range of courses in sociology and the social sciences.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• Einband: Paperback