Orla McDonnell, Maria Lohan, Abbey Hyde

Social Theory, Health and Healthcare (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Health research, education and provision have become increasingly interdisciplinary over the last few years, leading health professionals to broaden their knowledge beyond technical aspects of care. Practitioners now need a clear understanding of how society can affect health, and an appreciation of how societal structures can drive healthcare practices. In a clear, systematic and accessible style, this timely text looks at the social context of health and healthcare by:

• analysing a wide range of classic and contemporary theories;
• identifying the relevance of each theory to health;
• showing how theory has been used in research
• outlining the impact of theory on health and health provision

Specifically written for health professionals and those engaged in health studies research, this book will help students and practitioners alike understand the sociology of health and illness, and enable them to critically assess health issues, policies and practices.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781137062154
• Artikelnr.: 62943653

Autorenporträt

ORLA MCDONNELL is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Limerick, Republic of Ireland.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Social Theory
Health and Healthcare Structural Functionalism
Health and Healthcare Political Economy Theory
Health and Healthcare Social Interaction Theory
Health and Healthcare Poststructuralism
Postmodernism
Health and Healthcare Critical Realism
Health and Healthcare Feminist Theory
Health and Healthcare Science and Technology Studies
Health and Healthcare.