Health Studies

Health Studies

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Summary

Presents material on the social basis of health, illness and healing. This book helps the reader incorporate many of the elements of the medical anthropology and sociology of health and illness. It provides students with an introduction to the field.

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Health Studies by Colin Samson

This volume brings together key readings of significant moments in the understanding of health. It goes beyond the often superficial literature-review style of medical sociology texts.
"I found the book an extremely rewarding read and strongly recommend it to anyone with an interest in health and illness"Steven P Wainwright, King's College London
Colin Samson is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Essex where he has taught medical sociology, social policy, cultural studies and American studies since 1990. He has also been a Visiting Professor at the University of California at Berkeley and a Visiting Scholar at the Institute for the Study of Social Change at the University of California at Berkeley. He is the co-editor of The Social Construction of Social Policy (with Nigel South, 1996). He is currently working on a series of studies on the health and human rights of Aboriginal peoples in Canada.
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ISBN 13 9780631201908
ISBN 10 0631201904
Title Health Studies
Author Colin Samson
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published 1999-08-23
Number of pages 392
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.