The Sociology of Health and Illness: Critical Perspectives
By (author): "Peter Conrad"
Publish Date:
September 28th 1982
ISBN0716709988
ISBN139780716709985
AsinThe Sociology of Health and Illness: Critical Perspectives
Original titleSociology of Health & Illness
This collection of 49 readings offers an integrated analysis of the most important issues regarding health and health care from a critical and sociological perspective. Substantive introductions provide context for the readings. With ten new and two revised essays, the Seventh Edition contains more coverage of key areas such as alternative medicine, the pharmaceutical industry, and the relationship between healthcare and politics.