The sociology and politics of health : a reader / edited by Michael Purdy and David Banks.
Contributor(s): Purdy, Michael
| Banks, David.
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BookPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2001Description: xiii, 272 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0415233194 (pbk.).Subject(s): Social medicine | Medical policy -- Social aspects | Medicine -- Political aspects | Medical policy -- Great Britain | Attitude to Health -- Great BritainDDC classification: 362.1 PUR
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Health care systems, the role of health professionals and the experience of health and illness are all undergoing change and development as we enter the twenty-first century. The Sociology and Politics of Health is a collection of key readings through which to explore the sociological and political dimensions of health, illness and health care. Combining classic pieces with more up-to-date contributions, it includes examples taken from current domestic and international initiatives and draws on humanist, materialist, feminist and constructionalist perspectives. The Sociology and Politics of Health covers:
* ideology and policy
* social stratification
* professionalisation
* the experience of health and illness.
* This reader offers health studies students, nurses and other health professionals an invaluable introduction to an increasingly important field of social inquiry.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction
- 1 The Condition of the Working Class in England
- 2 National Health Service Bill
- 3 The Road to Serfdom
- 4 Working for Patients
- 5 Everyone A Private Patient
- 6 Supporting Families
- 7 The New NHS
- 8 Saving Lives
- 9 A New Universalism
- Part 2 Social Stratification and Health Introduction
- 10 The Poor and the Poorest
- 11 The Black Spot
- 12 Widening Inequality of Health in Northern England, 1981-91
- 13 What Makes Women Sick
- 14 You Are Dangerous to your Health
- 15 Beyond the Black Report
- 16 The Acheson Report PartThree: Professionalisation and Health Introduction
- 17 The Profession of Medicine
- 18 Governmentality and the Institutionalization of Expertise
- 19 The Rise of Surveillance Medicine
- 20 The Diagnostic Test and the Danger Within
- 21 The Modern Rise of Population
- 22 From Tribalism to Corporatism: The Managerial Challenge to Medical Dominance
- 23 Disability and the Myth of the Independent Researcher
- Part 4 Experiencing Health and Illness Introduction
- 24 Lay Concepts of Health
- 25 Pathways to the Doctor - From Person to Patient
- 26 Going to See the Doctor
- 27 Managing Courtesy Stigma: The Case of Alzheimer's Disease
- 28 Researching Women's Health Work
- 29 The Body in Consumer Culture
- 30 Containing the Body
- 31 A Good Enough Death