Health and Illness in a Changing Society

by Michael Bury

Book Overview

Health and illness are intensely personal matters. It seems self evident that health is a basic necessity of the 'good life', though it is often taken for granted. Illness, on the other hand challenges our sense of security and may introduce acute anxiety into our lives. Health and Illness in a Changing Society provides a lively and critical account of the impact of social change on the experience of health and illness. It also examines the different...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415115140
• ISBN13: 9780415115148
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"