The Sociology of Health, Healing and Illness

by Gregory L. Weiss, Lynne E. Lonnquist

For Medical Sociology, Sociology of Health, and Sociology of Health and Illness courses taught at the junior/senior level in sociology and allied health departments. Offers a student-friendly overview of the field of medical sociology. This student-friendly text provides an in-depth overview of the field of medical sociology, offering solid coverage of traditional topics while providing significant coverage of current issues related to health, healing, and illness. This text integrates recent research in medical sociology and emphasizes the importance of race, class, and gender throughout. MySearchLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MySearchLab, please www.mysearchlab.com or you can purchase a ValuePack of the text + MySearch

Genres: Textbooks

448 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1993