The Blackwell Companion to Medical Sociology

Copyright © Blackwell Publishers Ltd 2001

The Blackwell Companion to Medical Sociology

Editor(s): William C. Cockerham

Published Online: 30 NOV 2007

Print ISBN: 9780631217039

Online ISBN: 9780470996447

DOI: 10.1002/9780470996447

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The Blackwell Companion to Medical Sociology is a comprehensive collection of twenty-six original essays by leading medical sociologists from all over the world. The articles are organized both topically and by region to provide thorough coverage of the concerns, issues, and future directions of the discipline. This invaluable resource is the most informed, complete, and up-to-date reference on transnational medical sociology available today.

  • Covers both substantive areas in medical sociology and regional perspectives located in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa


  • First comparative perspective to provide a comprehensive view of the field

Table of contents

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      Frontmatter (pages i–xiii)

  2. Part I: Substantive Topics

    1. Chapter 1

      Medical Sociology and Sociological Theory (pages 1–22)

      William C. Cockerham

    2. Chapter 2

      Health and Culture (pages 23–42)

      Stella Quah

    3. Chapter 3

      The Sociology of the Body (pages 43–63)

      Sarah Nettleton

    4. Chapter 4

      Health and Social Stratification (pages 64–93)

      Eero Lahelma

    5. Chapter 5

      From Women's Health to a Gender Analysis of Health (pages 94–113)

      Sara Arber and Hilary Thomas

    6. Chapter 6

      Work Stress and Health (pages 114–125)

      Johannes Siegrist

    7. Chapter 7

      Migration, Health, and Stress (pages 126–143)

      Judith T. Shuval

    8. Chapter 8

      Health Professions and Occupations (pages 145–158)

      Elianne Riska

    9. Chapter 9

      The Convergence and Divergence of Modern Health Care Systems (pages 159–176)

      Fred Stevens

  3. Part II: Regional Perspectives - The Americas

    1. Chapter 10

      The American Health Care System: Entering the Twenty-first Century with High Risk, Major Challenges, and Great Opportunities (pages 177–198)

      Bernice A. Pescosolido and Carol A. Boyer

    2. Chapter 11

      The Evolution of Health Care in Canada: Toward Community or Corporate Control? (pages 199–213)

      Harley D. Dickinson and B. Singh Bolaria

    3. Chapter 12

      Medical Sociology in Mexico (pages 215–232)

      Roberto Castro

    4. Chapter 13

      Social Science and Health in Brazil (pages 234–244)

      Everardo Duarte Nuñnes

  4. Part II: Regional Perspectives - Western Europe

    1. Chapter 14

      Medical Sociology in Great Britain (pages 245–262)

      Ellen Annandale and David Field

    2. Chapter 15

      The French Paradoxes (pages 263–286)

      Kristina Orfali

    3. Chapter 16

      Medical Sociology in Germany (pages 287–297)

      Olaf Von Dem Knesebeck and Johannes Siegrist

    4. Chapter 17

      Society, Health, and Health Care in Sweden (pages 298–318)

      Örjan Hemström

  5. Part II: Regional Perspectives - Russia and Eastern Europe

    1. Chapter 18

      The Russian Health Care Experiment: Transition of the Health Care System and Rethinking Medical Sociology (pages 319–333)

      Elena Dmitrieva

    2. Chapter 19

      In and Out of Communism: The Macrosocial Context of Health in Poland (pages 334–346)

      Nina Ostrowska

    3. Chapter 20

      Transformation of the Health Care System in the Czech Republic – A Sociological Perspective (pages 347–363)

      Hana Janečková

  6. Part II: Regional Perspectives - Africa

    1. Chapter 21

      Health and Health Care in South Africa Against an African Background (pages 365–391)

      H. C. J. van Rensburg and Charles Ngwena

  7. Part II: Regional Perspectives - The Middle East

    1. Chapter 22

      Health, Health Care, and Medical Education in the Arab World (pages 392–409)

      Eugene Gallagher

    2. Chapter 23

      Health and Health Care in Israel (pages 410–427)

      Ofra Anson

  8. Part II: Regional Perspectives - Asia and the Pacific Region

    1. Chapter 24

      Medicine and Health Care in Australia (pages 428–440)

      Deborah Lupton

    2. Chapter 25

      Health, Illness, and Health Policy in Japan (pages 441–455)

      Masahira Anesaki and Tsunetsugu Munakata

    3. Chapter 26

      The Great Reversal: Transformation of Health Care in the People's Republic of China (pages 456–482)

      Meei-Shia Chen

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      Index (pages 483–518)

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