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Sociology of Health and Health Care, 4th Edition

ISBN: 978-1-405-15172-6

May 2007

Wiley-Blackwell

288 pages

Description
Sociology and its applications are key components of the core foundation programme in nursing and healthcare.

Sociology of health and health care is an essential textbook for all students of nursing and healthcare and 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.

Sociology of health and health care explores the nature of sociology and sociological research and their application to health and health care. It explores the impact of current social contexts on health and healthcare and recent developments in healthcare policy and addresses their implications for nursing and inter-professional working. This fourth edition also examines new approaches to understanding social inequalities in health and experiences of chronic illness and dying.

About the Author
Steve Taylor is Lecturer in Medical Sociology and Medical Law at King's College, London.

David Field is at the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Leicester.

Features
* new edition of popular student text
* provides students with a grounding in sociology
* examines the impact of recent developments in healthcare
* explores the impact of social contexts on health and healthcare
* addresses issues of inequality in healthcare
* includes aims and summaries for each chapter
* explores current contexts of nursing and interprofessional working