Health, Illness and the Social Body: A Critical Sociology - Softcover

Freund, Peter E.; McGuire, Meredith B.

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9780138187170: Health, Illness and the Social Body: A Critical Sociology

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ISBN 10: 0138187177 ISBN 13: 9780138187170

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1991

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For undergraduate courses in Sociology of Health and Illness, Medical Sociology, Medical Anthropology, Urban Studies, and Nursing. This text presents a critical, holistic interpretation of health, illness, and human bodies that emphasizes power as a key social-structural factor in health and in societal responses to illness. It does not attempt to cover every relevant topic in the sociology of health and illness, but is organized as a set of core essays around which to build a course, with the expectation that instructors will assign additional readings to exemplify and develop further these important analytical themes.

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Utilizing an interdisciplinary perspective, this is an introduction to issues and ideas in medical sociology. The book provides a detailed analysis of the interrelationship that exist between mind and body and demonstrates how social factors affect illness and people's bodies. Presenting a critical, holistic interpretation that emphasizes power as a key social-structural factor in health and in societal responses to illness, this book integrates recent ideas and research on health and illness, while using this data as a springboard for stimulating further exploration in this area.

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