The main purpose of this book is to demonstrate that disease is socially produced and distributed. Becoming sick and unhealthy is not the result of individual misfortune or an accident of nature. It is a consequence of the social, political and economic organization of society. In developing this thesis, the author systematically introduces students to the major sociological explanations of the role and functions of medical explanations of disease. The book situates the student securely in the literature and provides a guide to the strengths and weaknesses of the major sociological approaches. It draws out the essential features of the major sociological contributions and elucidates how an appreciation of the dynamics of class, gender, ethnicity and the sociology of knowledge challenges medical power. Forlag: SAGE Udgivelsesår: 2002 Sider: 212 Sprog: Engelsk
Bogen er en lærebog i medicinsk sociologi. Den behandler en række temaer, som har afgørende betydning for befolkningens helbred og for sundhedspolitikken, fx sygdomsbegreber, social ulighed, sociale relationer, livsstil, køn, stress, arbejdsmarked, lokalsamfund og forebyggelse. I bogen præsenteres væsentlige begreber og teorier, aktuelle forskningsresultater fremlægges, og implikationer af denne viden på makroplan (fx sundhedspolitik, forebyggelse, sundhedsvæsen) og mikroplan (fx behandling, rehabilitering) diskuteres. Type: Paperback
samfund, sundhed og sygdom Forfatter: Lars Iversen (f. 1948) Forlag: Munksgaard Danmark Udgivelsesår: 2002 Sider: 363 Sprog: Dansk
Why do Oscar winners live for an average of four years longer than other Hollywood actors?Who experiences the most stress - the decision-makers or those who carry out their orders?Why do the Japanese have better health than other rich populations, and Keralans in India have better health than other poor populations - and what do they have in common?In this eye-opening book, internationally renowned epidemiologist Michael Marmot sets out to answer these and many other fascinating questions in order to understand the relationship between where we stand in the social hierarchy and our health and longevity. It is based on more than thirty years of front-line research between health and social circumstances. Marmot's work has taken him round the world showing the similar patterns that could be affecting the length of your life - and how you can change it. Titel: Status syndrome - how your pla
'..one of the standard introductions to sociology in schools, colleges and universities' Anthony Giddens This highly acclaimed textbook, written by six lecturers at the Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology is ideal for GCE A-level and other introductory students. Forlag: Sheridan House Inc Udgivelsesår: 1987 Sider: 622 Sprog: Engelsk
en introduktion Forlag: Munksgaard Danmark Udgivelsesår: 2002 Sider: 127 Sprog: Dansk
What is development? Health determinants, Health indicators, Health transition, Communicable diseases, Nutritional disorders, Non-communicable diseases, Injury, Sexual and reproductive health, Global poplulation change, Health policy and Health systems; Global health co-operation Titel: Global health Forlag: Studentlitteratur Udgivelsesår: 2006 Sprog: Engelsk
Now in its seventh edition, The Study of Social Problems uses seven sociological perspectives--social pathology, social disorganization, value conflict, deviant behavior, labeling, the critical perspective, and social constructionism--to examine social problems. Focusing on theory, this critically acclaimed anthology distinguishes itself from other texts, which are organized topically. Each section opens with an overview of the perspective's major contributors, its history, and its main characteristics and closes with a critique of the perspective and questions for discussion. Thirty-six readings drawn from a wide range of primary sources illustrate and expand upon the key elements of each approach. The seventh edition features updated textual material, readings, and annotated references. Ten new contemporary selections cover the pathology of everyday life; sexual education and value con
