The Sociology of Health, Healing, and Illness - Hardcover

Weiss, Gregory L.; Lonnquist, Lynne E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0130999288 ISBN 13: 9780130999283

Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div, 1999

Synopsis

For Medical Sociology, Sociology of Health, and Sociology of Health and Illness courses taught at the junior/senior level in sociology and allied health departments.

This student-friendly text reflects important changes in health care and significant advancements in medical sociology. It provides an in-depth overview of the field. It offers solid coverage of traditional topics with a keen focus on the current issues and public policy debates affecting this dynamic area of study.

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About the Author:

Dr. Gregory L. Weiss is Professor of Sociology at Roanoke College where he teaches courses on medical sociology, ethics and medicine, Native Americans, and research methods.  He has led student study tours to Great Britain, Luxembourg, Australia, and to the Navajo and Hopi reservations. Dr. Weiss is author or co-author of three books and more than three dozen journal articles.  He works with a variety of local community organizations including a free health clinic and the SPCA.  Dr. Weiss has received teaching awards from Roanoke College, the State Council of Higher Education in Virginia, the ASA Section on Teaching and Learning, and the Southern Sociological Society.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0130999288
• ISBN 13: 9780130999283
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 403