Sociology for Pharmacists An Introduction Book

SOCIOLOGY: AN INTRODUCTION What is Sociology?
Sociological Perspectives and their Application to Pharmacy Summary Further Reading References

CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE OF PHARMACY Introduction The Pharmacy Workshop Hospital Pharmacy Community Pharmacy Dispensing of Prescribed Medication The Rationalization and De-Skilling of Pharmacy Pharmacists' Activities not Directly Related to Dispensing Summary Further Reading References

HEALTH AND ILLNESS - UNDERSTANDING THE PUBLIC'S PERSPECTIVE Introduction Illness as a Social Concept The Experience of Chronic Illness Lay Knowledge and Beleifs about Illness and Health Summary Further Reading References

SEEKING HELP AND CONSULTING HEALTH PROFESSIONALS Introduction Consultation as a Social Process Lay Referral Systems Lay Health Care Workers The Sick Role Relationships between Patients and Health Care Professionals Consulting a General Practitioner Consulting a Pharmacist Summary Further Reading References

SOCIAL FACTORS AND HEALTH Introduction Measuring Health Perspectives on Health and Disease The McKeown Thesis Latrogenesis and Medicine The Commodification of Medicine and Health The Limits of Technology Effectiveness and Efficiency of Treatment Summary Further Reading References

SOCIAL INEQUALITIES AND HEALTH Introduction Gender and Health Ethnicity and Health Social Class and Health Psycho-Social Circumstances and Health Summary Further Reading References

THE OCCUPATIONAL STATUS OF PHARMACY Introduction Sociological Approaches to Professionalization Sociological Perspectives on Pharmacy Summary Further Reading References

MAINTAINING AND PROMOTING HEALTH Introduction Health Policy and Health Promotion Preventing Ill-Health Health Education Health Promotion Pharmacy and Health Promotion From Compliance to Concordance Pharmacy-Based Health Promotion Summary Further Reading References

Social Research Methods Introduction The Experimental Method Methods of Social Analysis Sampling Strategies Quantitative Research Methods Qualitative Research Methods Making Sense of Research Evidence Summary Further Reading References