Costas S. Constantinou

Applied Sociology of Health and Illness

A Problem-Based Learning Approach

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This popular and accessible text continues to cover the basic principles of the sociology of health and illness in an eminently readable way. This book investigates the relevance of sociology and considers a new direction one that places sociology in the context of healthcare settings, making the topic more realistic.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 2 ed
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Januar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 430g
• ISBN-13: 9781032188669
• ISBN-10: 1032188669
• Artikelnr.: 66269333

Autorenporträt

Costas S. Constantinou is Professor of Medical Sociology at the University of Nicosia Medical School, Cyprus.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Lay health beliefs and doctor-patient relationships
2. The body as a social entity
3. The experience of chronic illness and disability
4. Labelling and stigma
5. Mental illness
6. Social inequalities in health
7. Gender and health
8. Ethnicity and health
9. Ageing society and older people
10. Digital health

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Introduction

1. Lay health beliefs and doctor-patient relationships

2. The body as a social entity

3. The experience of chronic illness and disability

4. Labelling and stigma

5. Mental illness

6. Social inequalities in health

7. Gender and health

8. Ethnicity and health

9. Ageing society and older people

10. Digital health