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Author(s): Mary Larkin
ISBN(s): 9780335236619, 0335236618
Edition: 1
File Details: PDF, 2.36 MB
Year: 2011
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 0335236626 

ISBN 13: 9780335236626

Author: Mary Larkin

This core textbook is the ideal companion text for students studying the social aspects of health and illness, whether it is as part of a health studies degree, nursing or other professional qualification related to health, social care, youth and community work and social work. Written at an introductory level this book is suitable for students new to this subject and looking for a broad and accessible text for use throughout their studies.

The book provides a comprehensive and contemporary exploration of a wide range of topics within the subject area of the social aspects of health, illness and healthcare. In so doing, it explores and explains the different relationships between social categories and health, different experiences of illness and the role of the healthcare provider in society. It includes self-contained chapters on:

  • Gender
  • Social class
  • Ethnicity
  • Ageing
  • Physical ill health
  • Mental health and illness
  • Disability
  • Death and dying
  • Families, communities and healthcare
  • Healthcare organisations and professions In addition to drawing together many different sources within this subject area, this engaging book is full of case studies, primary sources and activities for study, all of which will help you get to grips with the core concepts and themes in the study of health, illness and healthcare.

Table of contents:

Chapter 1: Studying the Social Aspects of Health

Section 1: The Relationship between Social Categories and Health

Chapter 2: Gender and Health
Chapter 3: Social Class and Health
Chapter 4: Ethnicity and Health
Chapter 5: Ageing and Health

Section 2: The Experience of Health and Illness

Chapter 6: Experiencing Illness
Chapter 7: Experiencing Mental Illness
Chapter 8: Experiencing Disability
Chapter 9: Death, Dying and Grieving

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