Key concepts in medical sociology

How do we understand health in relation to society? What role do social processes, structures and culture play in shaping our experiences of health and illness? How do we understand medicine and healthcare within a sociological framework? Drawing on international literature and examples, this new edition of Key Concepts in Medical Sociology: * Systematically explains the concepts that have preoccupied medical sociology from its inception, and which have shaped the field as it exists today. * Includes new entries, such as pandemics and epidemics, the environment, intersectionality, pharmaceuticalization, medical tourism and sexuality. * Begins each entry with a definition of the concept then examines its origins, development, strengths and weaknesses, and concludes with suggested further reading for independent learning. Key Concepts in Medical Sociology is essential reading for students in medical sociology as well as those undertaking professional training in health-related disciplines.

Introduction PART 1: SOCIAL PATTERNING OF HEALTH Pandemics and Epidemics - Robert Dingwall Social Class - Graham Scambler Gender - Ellen Annandale Ethnicity - Hannah Bradby Sexuality - Sue Scott Intersectionality - Anuj Kapilashrami Place - Katherine L. Frohlich, Julie Vallee, Sally Macintyre & Anne Ellaway Environment - Sara MacBride-Stewart Material and Cultural Factors - Graham Scambler Psychosocial Factors - Antonia Bifulco Life Events - Antonia Bifulco Ageing and the Lifecourse - Paul Higgs Neoliberalism - Judith Green & Kirsten Bell Social Capital - Orla McDonnell PART 2: EXPERIENCE OF HEATH AND ILLNESS Medicalization - Jonathan Gabe Pharmaceuticalization - Jonathan Gabe Illness and Health Behaviours - Lee F. Monaghan Stigma - Lee F. Monaghan & Simon J. Williams Embodiment - Simon J. Williams & Lee F. Monaghan Emotions - Gillian Bendelow & Iain Wilkinson Chronic Illness - Lee F. Monaghan & Mike Bury Disability - Janice McLaughlin Illness Narratives - Lee F. Monaghan & Mike Bury Risk - Jonathan Gabe The Sick Role - Lee F. Monaghan & Mike Bury Practitioner-Client Relationships - Alison Pilnick Quality of Life - Mary Boulton Sleep - Simon J. Williams Death and Dying - Gitte H. Koksvik & David Clark PART 3: HEALTH, KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE The Medical Model - Lee F. Monaghan & Mike Bury Social Constructionism - Orla McDonnell Lay Knowledge - Gareth H. Williams, Eva Elliott & Jennie Popay Medical Tourism - Neil Lunt Reproduction - Jane Sandall, Lee F. Monaghan & Jonathan Gabe Medical Technologies - Alex Faulkner Digital Health - Deborah Lupton Geneticization - Rebecca Dimond, Heather Strange & Jacqueline Hughes Bioethics - Gabrielle Samuel & Bobbie Farsides Surveillance and Health Promotion - Sarah Nettleton PART 4: HEALTH WORK AND THE DIVISION OF LABOUR Medical Autonomy, Dominance and Decline - Jonathan Gabe & Mary Ann Elston Trust in Medicine - Jonathan Gabe Professions Allied to Medicine - Ivy Lynn Bourgeault Nursing and Midwifery as Occupations - Abbey Hyde & Orla McDonnell Social Divisions in Formal Healthcare - Catherine Theodosius Health Professional Migration and Integration - Ivy Lynn Bourgeault Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Sarah Cant Emotional Labour - Catherine Theodosius Informal Care - Sue Hollinrake PART 5: HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION AND POLICY Hospitals and Healthcare Organizations - Per Maseide Privatization - Jonathan Gabe Managerialism - Jonathan Gabe Consumerism - Jonathan Gabe Citizenship and Health - Gareth H. Williams, Patrick Brown, Eva Elliott & Jennie Popay Social Movements and Health - Nick Crossley Medicines Regulation - Jonathan Gabe Evaluation - Nicholas Mays Malpractice - Jonathan Gabe