Health, Illness, and Medicine in Canada

by Juanne Nancarrow Clarke

The classic introduction to health and medical sociology that gives students a thorough and accessible overview of Canada's evolving health care system. Exploring the theories and issues of health and medical sociology in Canada, this revised and updated eighth edition continues to provide an engaging and authoritative introduction to the field. Balancing theoretical and practical concerns, this text provides a foundation to the field of health sociology with coverage of the major sociological approaches before moving on to discuss key issues impacting Canadians.

Genres: Textbooks, Medicine

460 pages, Paperback

First published June 4, 1990

Reviews

[Celina Del Vecchio · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was my first time taking a soc class and I was so scared (still am tbh) but content was interesting when we actually got into the health and illness aspect of it all. It was very similar to content that I’ve already learned; however, there were some interesting facts and stats that I was unaware of. I did learn a lot, which I appreciated.

All the sociological theories and perspectives were boring to me but I also am just not that type of thinker. Also learning theory is objectively never interesting sooo I digress 🙂‍↕️

Overall, I think my horizons have been broadened and I’m glad I did something that was outside my comfort zone :)

[Kevin · Rating 1 out of 5]

I found this textbook to be very biased and that it quite often used unscholarly sources as evidence towards a point. I also found the layout to be very dense and that the information was not always broken down in a flowing manner.

[Midia · Rating 5 out of 5]

as a student, I found this book very very helpful in the sociology and health sciences. It does not only provide information but also support it with real data and research. Good book if you want any help or research in health, medicine, women in medicine and social aspect of medicine.