The sociology of health, illness, and health care : a critical approach / Rose Weitz.

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Weitz, Rose

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TextPublication details: Boston, MA : Wadsworth/Cengage Learning, c2010.Edition: 5th edDescription: xxvii, 413 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:

9780495598879
0495598879

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RA418.3.U6 W46

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Part I: Social Factors and Illness -- The Sociology of Health, Illness, and Health Care -- The Social Sources of Illness -- The Social Distribution of Illness in the United States -- Illness and Death in Developing Nations -- Part II: the Meaning and Experience of Illness -- The Social Meanings of Illness -- The Experience of Disability, Chronic Pain, and Chronic Illness -- The Sociology of Mental Illness -- Part III: Health Care Systems, Settings, and Technologies -- Health Care in the United States -- Health Care in Other Countries -- Health Care Settings and Technologies -- Part IV: Health Care Providers and Bioethics -- The Profession of Medicine -- Other Mainstream and Alternative Health Care Providers -- Issues in Bioethics.

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Includes index

Part I: Social Factors and Illness --
The Sociology of Health, Illness, and Health Care --
The Social Sources of Illness --
The Social Distribution of Illness in the United States --
Illness and Death in Developing Nations --
Part II: the Meaning and Experience of Illness --
The Social Meanings of Illness --
The Experience of Disability, Chronic Pain, and Chronic Illness --
The Sociology of Mental Illness --
Part III: Health Care Systems, Settings, and Technologies --
Health Care in the United States --
Health Care in Other Countries --
Health Care Settings and Technologies --
Part IV: Health Care Providers and Bioethics --
The Profession of Medicine --
Other Mainstream and Alternative Health Care Providers --
Issues in Bioethics.

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