Sociological Theories of Health and Illness

by William C Cockerham and William C. Cockerham

Book Overview

Sociological Theories of Health and Illness reviews the evolution of theory in medical sociology beginning with the field's origins in medicine and extending to its present-day standing as a major sociological subdiscipline. Sociological theory has an especially important role in the practice of medical sociology because its theories distinguish the subdiscipline from virtually all other scientific fields engaged in the study of health and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367469081
• ISBN13: 9780367469085
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"