Handbook of Medical Sociology, Sixth Edition
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Handbook of Medical Sociology, Sixth Edition by Chloe E Bird
Composed entirely of specially commissioned chapters by some of the outstanding scholars in medical sociology, this edition reflects important changes in the study of health and illness. In addition to updated and reconceived chapters on the impacts of gender, race, and inequality on health, this volume has new chapters on topics that include: social networks, neighborhoods, and social capital; disability; dying and ""the right to die""; health disparities; the growing influence of the pharmaceutical industry; patient safety; evidence-based medicine and quality of care; health social movements; genetics; religion, spirituality, and health
Allen M. Fremont is a physician, sociologist, and health services researcher based at RAND, with appointments at UCLA and the West Los Angeles Veterans Administration Medical Center.
Chloe E. Bird is Senior Sociologist at the RAND Corporation.
Peter Conrad is Harry Coplan Professor of Social Sciences at Brandeis University.
Stefan Timmermans is Professor of Sociology at UCLA.
Chloe E. Bird is Senior Sociologist at the RAND Corporation.
Peter Conrad is Harry Coplan Professor of Social Sciences at Brandeis University.
Stefan Timmermans is Professor of Sociology at UCLA.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780826517203 |
| ISBN 10 | 082651720X |
| Title | Handbook of Medical Sociology, Sixth Edition |
| Author | Peter Conrad |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vanderbilt University Press |
| Year published | 2010-11-29 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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