Sociology as Applied to Medicine - Softcover

Scambler BSc PhD, Graham

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0702029017 ISBN 13: 9780702029011

Publisher: Saunders Ltd., 2008

Synopsis

This introduction to medical sociology is for medical students and health professionals in the United Kingdom and Europe.

• A concise and jargon-free introduction to medical sociology – accessible and readable for medical students with little time to devote to this subject.
• Practical emphasis on essential social issues: the doctor-patient relationship, social class, ethnic minority groups and organization of health services.
• Attractive two-colour page design with boxed summaries.

• New section on theory and methods of social research, pointing out the important differences between social research and the more biologically orientated research familiar to medical readers.
• Extensive revision of those chapters covering health policy, eg NHS chapter, health promotion, community care, organisation of health care.

About this title

Book Description:

A concise and jargon-free introduction to medical sociology

Review:

"This thought-provoking book would make valuable reading to medical and other health students, clinicians and researchers and would be a very useful addition to any library." Sarah Helps, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, Hospital Medicine, December 2003

About this edition

• Publisher: Saunders Ltd.
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0702029017
• ISBN 13: 9780702029011
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 344