Health, illness, and the social body : a critical sociology / Peter E.S. Freund, Meredith B. McGuire.
Material type: TextPublication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c1999.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xii, 418 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:- 0138970750 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- RA418 .F753 1999
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 326-400) and indexes.
A sociological perspective on health, illness and the body -- Who becomes sick, injured or dies -- The material foundations of health and illness -- Mind, body and society -- Social organisation, 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 -- Economic interests and power in health care.
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