Understanding the Sociology of Health: An Introduction - Softcover

Barry, Anne-Marie; Yuill, Chris

 
9781446201886: Understanding the Sociology of Health: An Introduction
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1446201880 ISBN 13: 9781446201886
Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2012

Inhaltsangabe

Understanding the Sociology of Health, Third Edition is an accessible introduction to a subject which is often shrouded in jargon. Providing case studies and exercises to really get students thinking, this book shows how sociology provides the means to answer complex questions about health and illness, such as why health inequalities exist. The new edition includes new chapters on the history of health and healing; sexuality; sport, fitness and exercise; and death and dying.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Anne-Marie Barry is a research consultant in Edinburgh and former lecturer in health sociology at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. Her research interests primarily focus on social inequalities and health and wellbeing and have also included alcohol and drug use, sexual health, mental health and bereavement.



Chris Yuill is a sociologist at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, whose work focuses on the sociology of health and the sociology of urban experiences. In addition to a variety of journal publications and research reports he has written and co-edited a number of textbooks for SAGE, one of his most recent being Sociology for Social Work co-edited with Alastair Gibson. Other texts include Understanding the Sociology of Health: An Introduction with Anne-Marie Barry, which is now in its third edition and has also been translated into Chinese. Chris has also served two terms on the executive of the British Sociological Association.

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Verlag
SAGE Publications Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum
2012
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1446201880
ISBN 13 
9781446201886
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
3
Anzahl der Seiten
359
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