9781544326245-1544326246-The Sociology of Health and Illness: Critical Perspectives

The Sociology of Health and Illness: Critical Perspectives

ISBN-13: 9781544326245
ISBN-10: 1544326246
Edition: 10
Author: Peter F. Conrad, Valerie Leiter
Publication date: 2018
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
Format: Paperback 800 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781544326245
ISBN-10: 1544326246
Edition: 10
Author: Peter F. Conrad, Valerie Leiter
Publication date: 2018
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
Format: Paperback 800 pages

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The Sociology of Health and Illness: Critical Perspectives (ISBN-13: 9781544326245 and ISBN-10: 1544326246), written by authors Peter F. Conrad, Valerie Leiter, was published by SAGE Publications, Inc in 2018. With an overall rating of 4.3 stars, it's a notable title among other Health Care Delivery (Administration & Medicine Economics, Social Sciences, Sociology) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Sociology of Health and Illness: Critical Perspectives (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Health Care Delivery books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $8.91.

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The Tenth Edition of The Sociology of Health and Illness: Critical Perspectives addresses the crucial issues in this field with over 45 readings (1/3 of which are new to this edition) from the scholarly literature on health and medicine, thus providing students with the most balanced and comprehensive analysis of health care today. This best-selling anthology from Peter Conrad and Valerie Leiter includes both micro-level and structural perspectives, frameworks for understanding these critical issues, and a breadth of material that allows instructors to mix and match materials to meet their course needs.

New to this Edition

  • 17 readings are new to this edition.
  • All introductions by the editors have been updated to reflect new readings and the latest data.
  • The sections on Financing Medical Care and Health Care Reform have been merged to reflect the current debate about health policy taking place largely within the context of financing.
  • The section previously called Comparative Health Policies is now called Global Issues, with an expanded scope that includes health inequalities between countries, the globalization of ADHD, and the international migration of health care workers.
  • New material on the dilemmas of medical technology provides both a conceptual framework for understanding the key issues as well as a case study about genetic counseling to help students apply those concepts directly.
  • New readings on illness, medicine, and the internet offer increasingly relevant information on how individuals address health and illness in their increasingly technology-dominated lives.
  • A new section on globalization helps students understand the impact of factors such as the international pharmaceutical industry, international migration, and the role of the internet.

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