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Book SynopsisHighly Commended - BMA Medical Awards 2015: Health and Social Care
The fully revised edition of this highly respected textbook addresses the most important theoretical and empirical debates in the sociology of health and medicine. Chapter by chapter the book examines important issues such as the complexities surrounding health and identity, health inequalities, and the organization and provision of health care. A particular strength of the book is its careful attention to theoretical developments in the field.
The second edition has been rigorously updated to take account of recent theories and evidence in medical sociology. New to this edition are discussions of globalization, individualization, medicalization, new medical technologies and the sociology of the body. The new edition also looks in detail at recent social change and hotly debated explanations for the patterning of health by socioeconomic status, gender and ethnicity. In addition, it exami
Trade Review
Annandale has done it again! A fully revised and rewritten second edition of The Sociology of Health and Medicine, with global extensions now too. One of the best medical sociology textbooks around, in short, has just got better.
Simon Williams, University of Warwick
The second edition of Annandale’s Sociology of Health and Medicine is a stellar introduction to the field by a superb scholar. Annandale’s lucid prose and richly theoretical approach take readers through the history of medical sociology, its connection with and contribution to sociological theory, and its uses for making sense of global health inequalities. In addition, the book seamlessly incorporates feminist perspectives on gender and health with detailed discussion of contemporary topics in health sociology.
Susan Bell, Bowdoin College
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Enduring theoretical legacies
Chapter 2 Contemporary theories of health and medicine in a changing world
Chapter 3 Feminism, gender theories and health
Chapter 4 Socio-economic inequalities in health
Chapter 5 Gender inequalities in health
Chapter 6 'Race', ethnicity and health
Chapter 7 Health systems and healthcare in transition
Chapter 8 Professions in transition
Chapter 9 The experience of health, illness and healthcare
