The Sociology of Health, Healing, and Illness - Softcover

Weiss, Gregory L.; Lonnquist, Lynne E.

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9780132448352: The Sociology of Health, Healing, and Illness

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0132448351 ISBN 13: 9780132448352

Publisher: Pearson, 2008

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The Sociology of Health, Healing, and Illness is a comprehensive medical sociology textbook that covers traditional topics in medical sociology, while providing significant coverage of current issues related to health, healing, and illness. This text integrates recent research in medical sociology and emphasizes the importance of race, class, and gender throughout.

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“What distinguishes the text is up to date and comprehensive coverage. It really covers all the points you wish to address in an undergraduate medical sociology class.”

-William Haas, University of North Carolina at Asheville

“Comprehensive coverage of all necessary topics.”

-Dr. Robert D. Ruth, Davidson College

“The book is written in a clear, didactic style which is appropriate to a textbook. I find the writing to be exceptionally clear and straightforward. There is no excessive jargon or overly complex sentence structures. In my view, it is one of the most readable texts I’ve used in any of my courses.”

-Eldon Wegner, University of Hawaii at Manoa

“The charts and diagrams are a significant addition to demonstrating what is going on in the text.”

-William Haas, University of North Carolina at Asheville

“The book is effective in demonstrating the richness of the field of medical sociology in addressing important social and organizational issues in health care.”

-Eldon Wegner, University of Hawaii at Manoa

“The textbook is impressive with its solid theoretical grounding in sociological theory generally and medical sociology in particular. This is a high quality accomplishment.”

-Diane Shinberg, University of Memphis

“The chapters are very well-organized, typically beginning with the basic descriptions of the issues and of fundamental concepts before moving to more detailed descriptions.”

-Eldon Wegner, University of Hawaii at Manoa

“The authors succeed in providing a broad overview of seminal and current sociological research within medical sociology.”

-Diane Shinberg, University of Memphis

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.

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