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Provides readers with a cross-cultural, comparative knowledge base of medical sociology, covering American research and outcomes and research findings from other industrialized nations, with some information on developing nations as well. Contains sections on the structure of medical sociology, health and illness behavior, service providers, and the organization of health care in society. Learning features include chapter outlines, summaries, review questions, and glossaries, plus key terms and chapter-opening quotes. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Medical sociology is the third largest specialty within sociology. The breadth of inquiry available within this topic area is wide and varied. Examples of questions with potential for a sociological explanation are: Why is the U.S. the only industrialized nation without universal health care? Why are doctors charged with saving lives yet left questioning the quality of that life? This book expands these questions and many others by comparative explanations. Each chapter acquaints the reader with research and outcomes not only from the United States and the industrialized world, but also from developing countries as well, utilizing race, class, age, and gender frameworks. For anyone interested in heath, medicine, and sociology, particularly from a global perspective.
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