Explores the sociology of health, illness and healthcare.
THE SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH, ILLNESS, AND HEALTH CARE: A CRITICAL APPROACH, 8th Edition delivers a comprehensive, cutting-edge overview that includes both micro- and macro-level topics. The text exposes the sociological and ethical dilemmas of modern health care and challenges students to think analytically, while its unique critical perspective enables readers to question their previously held beliefs about health and illness. Thorough discussions of health and health care emphasize how social forces can prevent or foster illness, affect cultural ideas about illness and disability, structure health care institutions, and affect the lives of health care workers. Race, class, gender, and disability issues are highlighted throughout the text; the book also summarizes the social causes of health and illness in less developed nations and the diverse ways that nations provide (or don't provide) health care.
Author(s): Rose Weitz
Edition: 8
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Year: 2019
Language: English
Pages: 434
Tags: Sociology, Healthcare, Illness, Rose Weitz
Cover
Brief Contents
Contents
Preface
About the Author
Part I: Social Factors and Illness
Chapter 1: The Sociology of Health, Illness, and Health Care
The Sociology of Health, Illness, and Health Care: An Overview
The Sociological Perspective
A Critical Approach
A Brief History of Disease
Understanding Research Sources
Summary
Review Questions
Critical Thinking Questions
Chapter 2: The Social Sources of Modern Illness
An Introduction to Epidemiology
The Modern Disease Profile
The Social Sources of Premature Deaths
The Health Belief Model, Health Lifestyles, and Health "Projects"
Social Stress and Social Networks
Implications
Summary
Review Questions
Critical Thinking Questions
Chapter 3: The Social Distribution of Illness in the United States
Social Class
Race and Ethnicity
Age
Sex and Gender
Social Capital
Implications
Summary
Review Questions
Critical Thinking Questions
Chapter 4: Illness and Death in the Less Developed Nations
Setting the Stage: Key Concepts
Explaining Death and Disease in Less Developed Nations
Implications
Summary
Review Questions
Critical Thinking Questions
Part II: The Meaning and Experience of Illness
Chapter 5: The Social Meanings of Illness
Explaining Illness across History
Models of Illness
Medicine as Social Control
Implications
Summary
Review Questions
Critical Thinking Questions
Chapter 6: The Experience of Disability, Chronic Pain, and Chronic Illness
Understanding Disability
Understanding Chronic Pain
Living with Disability and Chronic Illness
Implications
Summary
Review Questions
Critical Thinking Questions
Chapter 7: The Sociology of Mental Illness
The Epidemiology of Mental Illness
Defining Mental Illness
A History of Treatment
The Experience of Mental Illness
Implications
Summary
Review Questions
Critical Thinking Questions
Part III: Health Care Systems, Settings, and Technologies
Chapter 8: Health Care in the United States
A History of U.S. Health Insurance
The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
The Continuing Crisis in Health Care Costs
The Continuing Crisis in Health Care Access
The Prospects for State-Level Reform
Implications
Summary
Review Questions
Critical Thinking Questions
Chapter 9: Health Care around the Globe
Evaluating Health Care Systems
Health Care in Other Countries
Implications
Summary
Review Questions
Critical Thinking Questions
Chapter 10: Health Care Settings and Technologies
The Hospital
The Premodern Hospital
Nursing Homes
Hospices
Home Care
Health Care Technologies
Implications
Summary
Review Questions
Critical Thinking Questions
Part IV: Health Care, Health Research, and Bioethics
Chapter 11: The Profession of Medicine
American Medicine in the 19th Century
The Rise of Medical Dominance
The Threats to Medical Dominance
The Continued Strength of Medical Dominance
Medical Education and Medical Values
Patient-Doctor Relationships
Reforming Medical Training
Implications
Summary
Review Questions
Critical Thinking Questions
Chapter 12: Other Mainstream and Alternative Health Care Providers
Mainstream Health Care Providers
Alternative Health Care Providers
Implications
Summary
Review Questions
Critical Thinking Questions
Chapter 13: Issues in Bioethics
History of Bioethics
Contemporary Issues in Bioethics
Institutionalizing Bioethics
The Impact of Bioethics
Implications
Summary
Review Questions
Critical Thinking Questions
Glossary
References
Index
