Overview

This text presents late-1990s perspectives and empirical evidence in the sociology of health, focusing upon inequalities in health and illness, healthcare and prevention. Chapters cover ethnicity and health; perspectives on the body; the study of health and the emotions; postmodernism and health; psychiatric disability and community-based care; health and the discourse of weight control; the health consumers perspective; health status in developing economies; healthcare and the popular media; medical practice and medical authority; and inequalities in healthcare in late modern societies.

ISBN-13

9780335202607

ISBN-10

0335202608

Weight

1.17 Pounds

Dimensions

5.50 x 0.91 x 8.50 In

List Price

$47.95

Edition

1st Edition

Format

-

Language

English

Pages

384 pages

Publisher

Open University Press

Published On

1998-07-01



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