Includes bibliographical references (p. [234]-246) index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [234]-246) index.

Pt. 1. Health care and the social distribution of knowledge. P.1.

1. Health care and the 'sociological imagination'. P.3.

2. Whose knowledge matters? P.23.

3. Science, values, emotion and tradition. P.42.

4. Diagnosis, meaning and experience. P.63.

5. Patients, clients and professionals. P.90.

Pt. 2. Health care and the social distribution of illness. P.111.

6. Society, health and health care. P.113.

7. The social distribution of health. P.128.

8. Society, relationships and health. P.153.

9. Work, control and health. P.175.

10. Inequality and access to health care. P.196.

"The book provides suggestions and examples of how sociological concepts and insights can be used to help think about important contemporary issues in health care. For that reason, it has a practical as well as academic purpose, contributing to the improvement of the quality of interaction between patients and practitioners. The core themes running throughout the book are inequalities in health and the rise of chronic disease, with particular attention being given to psycho-social models of illness which locate individual experiences within wider social relationships." "Sociology and Health Care is key reading for student nurses and those on allied health courses, and also appeals to a wide range of professionals who are interested in current debates in health and social care."--BOOK JACKET.

All age.