Sociological theories of health and illness /
Cockerham, William C.,
Sociological theories of health and illness / William C. Cockerham. - 1 online resource
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"--
9781003046165
Social medicine.
Sociology.
362.1 / COS
Sociological theories of health and illness / William C. Cockerham. - 1 online resource
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"--
9781003046165
Social medicine.
Sociology.
362.1 / COS