Sociology and health : an introduction /
Peter Morrall.
- London : Taylor & Francis, 2009.
- viii, 248 p. ; 21 cm.
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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Health--Social aspects. Medical sociology. Nursing--Social aspects. Social medicine.