Medical sociology /
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| Author / Creator: | Cockerham, William C. |
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
| Imprint: | Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, c1986. |
| Description: | x, 292 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/742457 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1. Medical Sociology
- Defining Health
- Contrasting Ideas about Health and Social Behavior
- The Development of Medical Sociology
- Summary
- Medical Sociology Internet Sites
- 2. Epidemiology
- Epidemiological Measures
- The Development of Epidemiology
- The Complexity of Modern Ills: Coronary Heart Disease
- Disease and Modernization
- AIDS
- Summary
- Epidemiology Internet Sites
- 3. The Social Demography of Health
- Age
- Gender
- Race
- Socioeconomic Status
- Summary
- Social Demography of Health Internet Sites
- 4. Social Stress
- Cooley, Thomas, and Goffman: Symbolic Interaction
- Durkheim: Functionalism
- Stress
- Social Factors and Stress
- Summary
- Social Stress Internet Sites
- 5. Health Behavior and Lifestyles
- Health Lifestyles
- Preventive Care
- Summary
- Health Behavior and Lifestyles Internet Sites
- 6. Illness Behavior
- Self-Care
- Sociodemographic Variables
- Recognizing and Coping with Illness Symptoms
- Summary and Conclusion
- Illness Behavior Internet Sites
- 7. Healing Options
- Osteopaths
- Alternative Medicine
- Chiropractors
- Faith Healers
- Folk Healers
- Summary
- Healing Options Internet Sites
- 8. The Sick Role
- Illness as Deviance
- The Functionalist Approach to Deviance
- The Sick Role
- Criticism of the Sick Role
- Labeling Theory
- Sickness as Social Deviance?
- Being Sick and Disabled
- Summary
- The Sick Role Internet Sites
- 9. Doctor-Patient Interaction
- Models of Interaction
- Misunderstandings in Communication
- Cultural Differences in Communication
- Patient Compliance
- The Future of Doctor-Patient Relations
- Doctor-Patient Relations and New Technology
- The New Genetics
- Summary
- Doctor-Patient Interaction Internet Sites
- 10. Physicians
- The Professionalization of the Physician
- The Socialization of the Physician
- The Power Structure of American Medicine
- Summary
- Physicians Internet Sites
- 11. The Physician in a Changing Society
- Social Control of Medical Practice
- Countervailing Power
- Government Regulation
- Managed Care
- The Coming of the Corporation
- The Changing Physician-Patient Relationship
- The Deprofessionalism of Physicians
- The Evolution of the Organization of Medical Practice
- Summary
- The Physician in a Changing Society Internet Sites
- 12. Nurses, Physician Assistants, Pharmacists, and Midwives
- Nursing: Past and Present
- Nursing: Future Trends
- Physician Assistants
- Pharmacists
- Midwives
- Summary
- Nurses, Physician Assistants, Pharmacists, and Midwives Internet Sites
- 13. Hospitals
- The Development of the Hospital as a Social Institution
- Hospitals in the United States
- The Organization of the Nonprofit Community Hospital
- The Hospital-Patient Role
- The Rising Cost of Hospitalization
- Summary
- Hospital Internet Sites
- 14. Health Care Delivery and Social Policy in the United States
- Rising Costs
- Equity in Health Services
- Distribution of Services
- Overview of Health Care Delivery
- Social Legislation in Health Care
- Health Reform
- Health Care: A Right or a Privilege?
- Summary and Conclusion
- Health Care Delivery and Social Policy in the United States Internet Sites
- 15. Health Care in Developed Countries
- Socialized Medicine: Canada, Great Britain, and Sweden
- Decentralized National Health Programs: Japan, Germany, the Netherlands, and France
- Conclusion
- Health Care in Developed Countries Internet Sites
- 16. Health Care in Former Socialist, Socialist, and Developing Countries
- Socialist Medicine: Alterations in Russia, Poland, Hungary, and China
- Socialized Medicine: Saudi Arabia and Kenya
- Decentralized National Health: Mexico
- Fee-for-Service: South Africa
- Conclusion
- Health Care in Former Socialist, Socialist, and Developing Countries Internet Sites
- References
- Name Index
- Subject Index
