Description

`A Sociology of Health charts a way forward for a medical sociology that can make a positive contribution to medical practice and health policy' - Dr Michael Fitzpatrick, East London GP and author of The Tyranny of Health

A Sociology of Health offers an authoritative and up-to-date introduction to the key issues, perspectives and debates within the field of medical sociology. The book will aid readers' understanding of how sociological approaches are crucial to understanding the impact that health and illness have on the behaviour, attitudes, beliefs, and practices, of an increasingly health-aware population.

Aimed at upper level undergraduates on medical sociology and sociology of health and illness courses, as well as postgraduate students in related health and social care disciplines, the book takes a unique approach, combining commentary and analysis of classic debates in medical sociology with contemporary issues in health care policy and practice.