An Introduction to the Sociology of Health and Illness by Kevin White

An Introduction to the Sociology of Health and Illness by Kevin White

With expanded coverage of Fleck and a new section on Transformations of the Medical Profession, this updated Third Edition provides students with a sociologically-focussed and theoretically informed introduction

Praise for second edition:

Kevin White guides us through the many reasons for the centrality of health showing clearly that health and illness are the products not just of our biology but of the society into which we are bornHe expertly draws on the works of Parsons, Marx, Foucault and feminist writers to provide an authoritative analysis of the social nature of health.

-- Ray Fitzpatrick

This book provides an accessible and highly readable introduction to the Sociology of Health and Illness through the inclusion of key theorists, concepts, and theories with reference to contemporary health concerns and recent relevant research. I would recommend this book to students on Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Studies and Sociology programmes.

-- Kylie Baldwin

In the modern world the causes and consequences of illness have become increasingly complex and contested with corresponding changes in health-care delivery and the training of medical professionals. In this heavily revised third edition, Kevin White provides an assured and comprehensive overview of the sociological study of health and illness. Less an Introduction and more a Cornucopia covering sociological perspectives as well as debates about and commentaries on developments in medical knowledge, disease, treatment and medical institutions.

 

Essential reading for both students and scholars.

-- Bryan Turner

Kevin White is Reader in Sociology at the Australian National University, Canberra. He has held appointments at Flinders University, Wollongong University and Victoria University, Wellington New Zealand. He has published widely in the sociology of health and in the social history of medicine. At ANU he lectures the large introductory class, Introduction to Social Psychology, The Sociology of Health and Illness, Classical Social theory and Qualitative Methods.

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ISBN 13	9781473982086
ISBN 10	1473982081
Title	An Introduction to the Sociology of Health and Illness
Author	Kevin White
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Sage Publications Ltd
Year published	2016-12-27
Number of pages	240
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