Sociology of Health & Illness, 1st edition

Published by Pearson (November 28, 2022) © 2023

  • Alphia L Possamai-Inesedy University of Western Sydney
  • Peta Cook
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This product reflects contemporary attitudes and approaches to the sociology of health and illness in 21st century Australia. With authors who are the current and future thought leaders in this space, this text addresses the theoretical and empirical debates in this discipline, giving students a strong grounding in the field as well as understanding its ever-changing nature.

Aimed at undergraduate and graduate students, and taking a conceptual and topical approach, this product covers topics applicable not only to those undertaking social sciences, but also medicine, nursing and midwifery.

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  • PART 1 Theoretical foundations
  • 1 Health issues as social issues
  • 2 Understanding health research
  • 3 The Australian health care system
  • PART 2 Health care provision
  • 4 Choosing health care
  • 5 The therapeutic encounter
  • 6 Emotions
  • 7 Professions and professional identity
  • PART 3 Technology
  • 8 Medicalisation and biomedicalisation
  • 9 Digital health
  • 10 Health and medical tourism
  • PART 4 Social meanings and experiences
  • 11 Indigenous health
  • 12 Mental health
  • 13 Ageing
  • 14 Disability
  • 15 Sexuality

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