Health

1. Auflage 1990
ISBN: 978-0-415-00816-7
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 170 Seiten, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 198 mm, Gewicht: 188 g

Reihe: Society Now

Written in a clear, accessible style, Health introduces students to the valuable contribution sociologists have made to understanding health, illness and disease. In so doing, it challenges the adequacy of biomedical models, contrasting them with explanations offered by positivist, interactionist, structuralist and feminist sociologists.

Aggleton, an experienced teacher, links the key debates within the sociology of health and illness with their implications for health care, and covers topics such as complementary medicine and AIDS. Students are encouraged to undertake suggested activities and are given guidance for further reading to develop their understanding.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Aggleton, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Invalidität, Krankheit und Abhängigkeit: Soziale Aspekte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of illustrations, Preface, 1. Defining health, 2. Measuring health, 3. Explaining health, 4. Social-positivist explanations, 5. Interactionist explanations, 6. Structuralist explanations, 7. Perspectives on health policy, References, Index

Über Autor(innen)

Peter Aggleton is Reader in Education at Goldsmiths' College, University of London. He has worked extensively in health and health promotion and has taught sociology to students in adult, further and higher education.