Overview
- Identifies and discusses new directions in theory in medical sociology
- Shows how to apply theory to health problems
- Coverage ranges from theories of agency to theories of structure
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book provides readers with a single source reviewing and updating sociological theory in medical or health sociology. The book not only addresses the major theoretical approaches in the field today, it also identifies the future directions these theories are likely to take in explaining the social processes affecting health and disease. Many of the chapters are written by leading medical sociologists who feature the use of theory in their everyday work, including contributions from the original theorists of fundamental causes, health lifestyles, and medicalization. Theories focusing on both agency and structure are included to provide a comprehensive account of this important area in medical sociology.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Medical Sociology on the Move
Book Subtitle: New Directions in Theory
Editors: William C. Cockerham
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6193-3
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature B.V. 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-6192-6Published: 16 April 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-017-8098-8Published: 20 May 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-6193-3Published: 03 April 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 267
Topics: Sociology, general, Public Health