The New Blackwell Companion to Medical Sociology

Copyright © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd

The New Blackwell Companion to Medical Sociology

Editor(s): William C. Cockerham

Published Online: 11 NOV 2009

Print ISBN: 9781405188685

Online ISBN: 9781444314786

DOI: 10.1002/9781444314786

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An authoritative, topical, and comprehensive reference to the key concepts and most important traditional and contemporary issues in medical sociology.

  • Contains 35 chapters by recognized experts in the field, both established and rising young scholars
  • Covers standard topics in the field as well as new and engaging issues such as bioterrorism, bioethics, and infectious disease
  • Chapters are thematically arranged to cover the major issues of the sub-discipline
  • Global range of contributors and an international perspective

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–xvii)

  2. Part I: Introduction

    1. Chapter 1

      Medical Sociology and Sociological Theory (pages 1–26)

      William C. Cockerham and Graham Scambler

    2. Chapter 2

      Health and Culture (pages 27–46)

      Stella Quah

    3. Chapter 3

      The Sociology of the Body (pages 47–68)

      Sarah Nettleton

  3. Part II: Health and Social Inequalities

    1. Chapter 4

      Health and Social Stratification (pages 69–96)

      Eero Lahelma

    2. Chapter 5

      Health Status and Gender (pages 97–112)

      Ellen Annandale

    3. Chapter 6

      Health, Ethnicity, and Race (pages 113–129)

      Hannah Bradby and James Y. Nazroo

  4. Part III: Health and Social Relationships

    1. Chapter 7

      Health and Religion (pages 131–158)

      Ellen L. Idler

    2. Chapter 8

      Health Lifestyles: Bringing Structure Back (pages 159–183)

      William C. Cockerham

    3. Chapter 9

      Social Capital and Health (pages 184–210)

      Lijun Song, Joonmo Son and Nan Lin

    4. Chapter 10

      Medicalization, Social Control, and the Relief of Suffering (pages 211–241)

      Joseph E. Davis

    5. Chapter 11

      Stress (pages 242–267)

      William R. Avison and Stephanie S. Thomas

    6. Chapter 12

      Stress in the Workplace (pages 268–287)

      Professor Johannes Siegrist

  5. Part IV: Health and Disease

    1. Chapter 13

      Emerging Infectious Diseases, Urbanization, and Globalization in the Time of Global Warming (pages 289–311)

      George J. Armelagos and Kristin N. Harper

    2. Chapter 14

      Chronic Illness (pages 312–333)

      Professor Kathy Charmaz and Dana Rosenfeld

  6. Part V: Health Care Delivery

    1. Chapter 15

      Health Professions and Occupations (pages 335–354)

      Elianne Riska

    2. Chapter 16

      Challenges to the Doctor–Patient Relationship in the Twenty-First Century (pages 355–372)

      Jennifer Vanderminden and Sharyn J. Potter

    3. Chapter 17

      Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Processes of Legitimation, Professionalization, and Cooption (pages 373–390)

      Hans A. Baer

    4. Chapter 18

      The American Health Care System: Beginning the Twenty-First Century with High Risk, Major Challenges, and Great Opportunities (pages 391–411)

      Bernice A. Pescosolido and Carol A. Boyer

    5. Chapter 19

      The British Health Care System (pages 412–433)

      Michael Bury

    6. Chapter 20

      The Convergence and Divergence of Modern Health Care Systems (pages 434–454)

      Fred Stevens

    7. Chapter 21

      Social Policies and Health Inequalities (pages 455–483)

      Amélie Quesnel-Vallée and Tania Jenkins

  7. Part VI: New Developments

    1. Chapter 22

      A Sociological Gaze on Bioethics (pages 485–510)

      Kristina Orfali and Raymond G. DeVries

    2. Chapter 23

      Medical Sociology and Genetics (pages 511–529)

      Paul A. Martin and Robert Dingwall

    3. Chapter 24

      New Developments in Neuroscience and Medical Sociology (pages 530–551)

      Simon J. Williams

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      Author Index (pages 552–583)

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      Subject Index (pages 584–596)

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