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John Wiley Sociology of Health and Health Care 2003 Edition by Steve Taylor, David Field
Sociology and its applications are key components of the core foundation programme taught to all nursing students on degree and diploma courses. This acclaimed textbook explores the nature of sociology and sociological research, and their application to health and health care. It is organised in four parts: the nature of sociology and sociological research, the social patterning of health and disease, the social aspects of illness and dying; and the organisation and delivery of health care. This new edition contains new chapters on gender, ethnicity and old age. It examines new approaches to understanding social inequalities in health and experiences of chronic illness and dying. It also explains recent changes in the NHS and health policy and explores their implications for nursing. Table of contents :- Part I: Introduction 1. Sociology, Social Research and Health 2. Approaches to Health, Illness and Care Part II: Social Patterns in Health and Disease 3. Socio-economic Inequalities in Health 4. Ethnicities, Race and Variations in Health 5. Gender Differences in Health 6. Health and Illness in Old Age Part III: Illness and Dying 7. Chronic Illness and Physical Disability 8. Mental Disorders Part IV: Health Care 9. Death, Dying and Bereavement 10. Health Care in Contempoary Britain 11. Health Policy: Crisis and Reform 12. The Division of Labour in Nursing