Anne-Marie Barry, Chris Yuill

Understanding the Sociology of Health

An Introduction

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A highly readable and comprehensive introduction to the key theories, debates and issues that help students to understand how sociology can answer complex questions about health and illness.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sage Publications Ltd
• 6 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. November 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 242mm x 170mm
• ISBN-13: 9781529683332
• ISBN-10: 1529683335
• Artikelnr.: 74063703

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Section One: Theories, Perspectives and Contexts
Chapter 1: Sociological Theory: Explaining and Theorising
Chapter 2: Understanding Health and Wellbeing
Chapter 3: A Brief History of Health and Healing
Chapter 4: Climate Change, Nature and Wellbeing
Section Two: Key Themes
Chapter 5: Inequality and Health
Chapter 6: Gender and Health
Chapter 7: Race, Ethnicity and Health
Chapter 8: Mental Health
Chapter 9: Sexual Identities and Health (with Megan Todd)
Chapter 10: Sociology of the Body: Chronic Illness and Disability
Chapter 11: Health, Ageing and the Life Course
Section Three: Contexts
Chapter 12: Pandemics and Society
Chapter 13: Health Policy
Chapter 14: Sport, Health, Exercise and Wellbeing
Chapter 15: Death and Dying
Chapter 16: Health Technologies and Digital Societies