Health
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19948936 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Aggleton (0000-0001-5966-4969, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Pages | 159 |
| Publication date | 2013-06-17 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Health (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9780203449912 |
| OpenAlex | W4235135077 |
| Open Library | OL29428880M |
| ISBN | 9780203449912 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
Written in a clear, accessible style, Health introduces students to the valuable contribution sociologists have made to understanding health, illness and disease. In so doing, it challenges the adequacy of biomedical models, contrasting them with explanations offered by positivist, interactionist, structuralist and feminist sociologists.Aggleton, an experienced teacher, links the key debates within the sociology of health and illness with their implications for health care, and covers topics such as complementary medicine and AIDS. Students are encouraged to undertake suggested activities and are given guidance for further reading to develop their understanding
Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Historical and modern epidemiology studies · Medicine · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Anthropology · Cultural · Cultural Policy · Political science · Popular Culture · Public policy · Social medicine · Social Science
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,19 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 2019 (26) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |