The Sociology of Health, Illness, and Health Care: A Critical Approach Book

Part One: SOCIAL FACTORS AND ILLNESS.
1.Introduction.
2.The Social Sources of Illness.
3.The Social Distribution of Illness in the United States.
4.Illness in the Developing Nations.
Part Two: THE MEANING AND EXPERIENCE OF ILLNESS.
5.The Social Meanings of Illness.
6.The Experience of Disability, Chronic Pain, and Chronic Illness.
7.The Sociology of Mental Illness.
Part Three: HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS, SETTINGS, and TECHNOLOGIES.
8.The U.S. Health Care System and the Need for Reform.
9.Alternative Health Care Systems.
10.Health Care Settings and Technologies.
Part Four: HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND BIOETHICS.
11.The Profession of Medicine.
12.Other Mainstream and Alternative Health Care Providers.
13.Issues in Bioethics.