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This Highly Readable And Thoroughly Up-to-date Text Offers A Comprehensive Overview Of The Field Of Sociology Of Health, Including Both Micro And Macro-level Topics. Dr. Weitz Examines The Subject Matter With A Critical Approach, Which Emphasizes The Effects Of Power (such As How Gender, Ethnicity, And Social Class Affect Individual's Experiences Of Health And Illness), And How Social Forces Create Illness, Affect Our Ideas About The Nature Of Illness, And Impact The Work And Position Of Health Care Workers. This Text Concentrates On Health Within The United States, But Also Looks At Global Health Care Issues.

Author

Weitz, Rose, 1952-

Publisher

Wadsworth Publishing; Thomson/Wadsworth

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780495172031

Subjects

Medical, Science, Sociology

Rating

4.3 / 5 (63 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14