Sociology and health : an introduction / Peter Morrall.
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TextPublication details: London : Taylor & Francis, 2009Description: viii, 248 p. ; 21 cmISBN: 0415415632; 9780415415637Subject(s): Health -- Social aspects | Medical sociology | Nursing -- Social aspects | Social medicine
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Summary: The author discusses health topics clearly with a refreshing honesty, avoiding euphemisms. He argues that the way we look at health or lack of it, is conditioned by the society we live in.
1 Sociology - 2 Health - 3 Science - 4 Power - 5 Medicalisation - 6 Madness - 7 Misery - 8 Sex - 9 Death.
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Includes bibliography (p.[227]-242) and index.
1 Sociology - 2 Health - 3 Science - 4 Power - 5 Medicalisation - 6 Madness - 7 Misery - 8 Sex - 9 Death.
The author discusses health topics clearly with a refreshing honesty, avoiding euphemisms. He argues that the way we look at health or lack of it, is conditioned by the society we live in.
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