Health, Illness, and Society: An Introduction to Medical Sociology

by Steven E. Barkan

Book Overview

This engaging text provides a sociological perspective on health, illness, and health care. Serving as an introduction to medical sociology for undergraduate and graduate students, it also presents a summary of the field for medical sociologists and for public health scholars and practitioners. A highlight of the text is its emphasis on the social roots of health and disease and on the impact of social inequality on health disparities and the quality...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442235004
• ISBN13: 9781442235007
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 19 to 20 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary