{"product_id":"health-and-illness-9780745630304","title":"Health and Illness","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHealth and illness underpin our everyday existence. Health allows us to live full lives and to function as social beings; illness disrupts our lives, sometimes seriously. But health not only affects individuals, it also impacts upon society as a whole.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Michael Bury’s concise and timely book is must reading for students entering the field or for professionals in cognate fields wondering what has happened in the sociology of health and illness over the last few years.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary Albrecht, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Illinois of Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Written in an engaging and accessible style, \u003ci\u003eHealth and Illness\u003c\/i\u003e is outstanding, carefully addressing key classic and contemporary debates within the sociology of health and illness, and illustrating these with the most up-to-date research.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSara Arber, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Surrey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Michael Bury is one of the most thoughtful observers in medical sociology. He provides an engaging and critical introduction to the concepts and issues surrounding the sociology of health and illness. Both neophytes and seasoned students will benefit greatly from the rich discussions presented here.\"\u003cb\u003ePeter Conrad, \u003ci\u003eBrandeis University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHealth and Illness\u003c\/i\u003e is a stimulating introduction to the field. It covers the topics that matter most today and raises important questions about how we will view health and illness in the future in response to advances in technology and the growing medical surveillance of the individual.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEllen Annandale, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Leicester\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 What is Health?. \u003cp\u003e2 The Patterning of Health and Illness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Gender, Sex and Health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Body, Health and Society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Health and Health Care.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Future of Health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404362719575,"sku":"9780745630304","price":42.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745630304.jpg?v=1730486226","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/health-and-illness-9780745630304","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}