Medical Sociology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18940948 |
|---|---|
| Authors | W C Cockerham (0000-0003-0800-3161, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Publication date | 2007-02-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosm075 |
| OpenAlex | W4234126200 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
Medical sociology is a subdiscipline of sociology that studies the social causes and consequences of health and illness (Cockerham 2004). Major areas of investigation include the social aspects of health and disease, the social behavior of health care workers and the people who utilize their services, the social functions of health organizations and institutions, the social patterns of health services, the relationship of health care delivery systems to other social systems, and health policy. What makes medical sociology important is the significant role social factors play in determining the health of individuals, groups, and the larger society. Social conditions and situations not only cause illness, but they also help prevent it
Health care · Health care delivery · Health geography · International health · Medical sociology · Political science · Public health · Public relations · Social determinants of health · Social policy · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of health and illness · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership · Public Health Policies and Education · Health Policy
Handbook of medical sociology.
The Blackwell Companion to Medical Sociology
The Discovery of Grounded Theory
Boys in white
Social class and mental illness
The Student-Physician
Sociology of Mental Disorder
Professional Dominance
The Word as Scalpel
The Word as Scalpel
The Nature and Status of Medical Sociology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |