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Sociological theories of health and illness / William C. Cockerham.

By: Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.Description: 340 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780367469108
  • 9780367469085
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Sociological theories of health and illnessDDC classification:
  • 362.1 23 COC
Contents:
1. Medical Sociology and Sociological Theory -- 2. The Origin of Medical Sociology -- 3. Medical Sociology and the Rise of Theory -- 4. Classical Theory and Its Legacies: Durkheim and Weber -- 5. Classical Theory and Its Legacies: Marx -- 6. Symbolic Interaction and Labeling Theory -- 7. French Structuralism, 8. Poststructuralism, and Postmodernism -- 8. The Stress Process -- 9. The Social Construction of Gender and Race -- 10. Health Lifestyle Theory -- 11. Life Course Theory -- 12. Fundamental Cause Theory -- 13. The Medical Profession and Medicalization -- 14. Theories of Social Capital
Summary: "A theoretical at its inception, the field of medical sociology has evolved to become one of the most theoretically active sociology fields. This is the first up to date-single author text to appear in many years. It is designed to be taught as a stand-alone text or assigned along with the author's bestselling Medical Sociology, 14th edition"--
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General Books CUTN Central Library Social Sciences Non-fiction 362.1 COC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 50437

1. Medical Sociology and Sociological Theory -- 2. The Origin of Medical Sociology -- 3. Medical Sociology and the Rise of Theory -- 4. Classical Theory and Its Legacies: Durkheim and Weber -- 5. Classical Theory and Its Legacies: Marx -- 6. Symbolic Interaction and Labeling Theory -- 7. French Structuralism, 8. Poststructuralism, and Postmodernism -- 8. The Stress Process -- 9. The Social Construction of Gender and Race -- 10. Health Lifestyle Theory -- 11. Life Course Theory -- 12. Fundamental Cause Theory -- 13. The Medical Profession and Medicalization -- 14. Theories of Social Capital

"A theoretical at its inception, the field of medical sociology has evolved to become one of the most theoretically active sociology fields. This is the first up to date-single author text to appear in many years. It is designed to be taught as a stand-alone text or assigned along with the author's bestselling Medical Sociology, 14th edition"--

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