{"product_id":"sociological-theories-of-health-and-illness-9780367469085","title":"Sociological Theories of Health and Illness","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSociological Theories of Health and Illness\u003c\/em\u003e reviews the evolution of theory in medical sociology beginning with the field's origins in medicine and extending to its present-day standing as a major sociological subdiscipline. Sociological theory has an especially important role in the practice of medical sociology because its theories distinguish the subdiscipline from virtually \u003ci\u003eall \u003c\/i\u003eother scientific fields engaged in the study of health and illness. The focus is on contemporary theory because it applies to contemporary conditions; however, since theory in sociology is often grounded in historical precedents and classical foundations, this material is likewise included as it relates to medical sociology today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book focuses on the most commonly used sociological theories in the study of health and illness, illustrating their utility in current examples of empirical research on a wide range of topics. The qualitative or quantitative research methods applicabl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Medical Sociology and Sociological Theory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. The Origin of Medical Sociology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Medical Sociology and the Rise of Theory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Classical Theory and Its Legacies: Durkheim and Weber\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Classical Theory and Its Legacies: Marx\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Symbolic Interaction and Labeling Theory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. French Structuralism, Poststructuralism, and Postmodernism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. The Stress Process\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. The Social Construction of Gender and Race\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. Health Lifestyle Theory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11. Life Course Theory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12. Fundamental Cause Theory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13. The Medical Profession and Medicalization\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14. Theories of Social Capital \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017914843479,"sku":"9780367469085","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sociological-theories-of-health-and-illness-9780367469085","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}