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Health, illness, and the social body : a critical sociology / Peter E.S. Freund, Meredith B. McGuire.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c1999.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xii, 418 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0138970750 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RA418 .F753 1999
Contents:
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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Books Books Zetech Library - TRC General Stacks Non-fiction RA418.F753 1999 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) C1 Available Z001713

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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