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Sociology of Health, Healing, and Illness

by: Weiss, Gregory L.; Lonnquist, Lynne E.

Sociology of Health, Healing, and Illness

by: Weiss, Gregory L.; Lonnquist, Lynne E.

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9780132448352
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0132448351
Edition: 6th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 12/09/2009
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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The Sociology of Health, Healing, and Illnessis a comprehensive medical sociology textbook that covers traditional topics in medical sociology, while providing significant coverage of current issues related to health, healing, and illness. This text integrates recent research in medical sociology and emphasizes the importance of race, class, and gender throughout.

Preface	p. ix
Perspectives on the Sociology of Health, Healing, and Illness
A Brief Introduction to the Sociology of Health, Healing, and Illness	p. 1
Definition of Medical Sociology	p. 1
Historical Development of Medical Sociology	p. 2
Sociology's Contribution to Understanding Health, Healing, and Illness	p. 6
The Role of the Medical Sociologist in the Twenty-First Century	p. 9
Summary	p. 10
Health on the Internet	p. 10
Key Concepts and Terms	p. 10
Discussion Question	p. 10
References	p. 11
The Development of Scientific Medicine	p. 12
A Brief History of Medicine	p. 13
Early Humans	p. 13
The Egyptian Civilization	p. 14
Greek and Roman Societies	p. 14
The Medieval Era	p. 18
Medicine in the Renaissance	p. 19
Medicine from 1600 to 1900	p. 20
The Ascendancy of Medical Authority in America	p. 23
Perspectives on the Ascendancy of Medical Authority	p. 29
Summary	p. 31
Health on the Internet	p. 31
Key Concepts and Terms	p. 32
Discussion Question	p. 32
References	p. 32
The Influence of the Social Environment on Health and Illness
Social Epidemiology	p. 34
The Work of the Epidemiologist	p. 34
The Epidemiological Transition	p. 36
Life Expectancy and Mortality	p. 40
Infant Mortality	p. 46
Maternal Mortality	p. 50
Morbidity	p. 50
Disability	p. 55
Summary	p. 56
Health on the Internet	p. 56
Key Concepts and Terms	p. 56
Discussion Case	p. 57
References	p. 57
Society, Disease, and Illness	p. 60
The Interrelationship of Fundamental Causes and Proximate Risk Factors: The Case of Developing Countries	p. 62
The Influence of Genetic Transmission on Disease and Illness	p. 63
Cardiovascular Diseases	p. 65
Cancer	p. 70
HIV/AIDS	p. 74
Alzheimer's Disease	p. 79
Mental Illness	p. 81
Summary	p. 84
Health on the Internet	p. 85
Key Concepts and Terms	p. 85
Discussion Case	p. 85
References	p. 86
Social Stress	p. 89
Definition of Stress	p. 89
Historical Development of the Stress Concept	p. 90
A Model of Social Stress	p. 91
Stressors	p. 91
Appraisal of Stressors	p. 97
Mediators of Stress: Coping and Social Support	p. 97
Stress Outcomes	p. 101
The Role of Social Class, Race, and Gender in Social Stress	p. 102
Summary	p. 107
Health on the Internet	p. 108
Key Concepts and Terms	p. 108
Discussion Case	p. 108
References	p. 109
Health and Illness behavior
Health Behavior	p. 112
The Concept of Health	p. 112
Health Behavior	p. 114
Describing Individual Health Behaviors	p. 114
Explaining Health Behavior	p. 120
Summary	p. 127
Health on the Internet	p. 127
Key Concepts and Terms	p. 128
Discussion Cases	p. 128
References	p. 129
Experiencing Illness and Disability	p. 132
Stages of Illness Experience	p. 132
Symptom Experience	p. 132
Assumption of the Sick Role; Illness as Deviance	p. 135
Medical Care Contact/Self-Care	p. 140
Dependent-Patient Role	p. 148
Recovery and Rehabilitation	p. 149
Experiencing Chronic Illness, Impairment, and Disability	p. 149
Summary	p. 153
Health on the Internet	p. 154
Key Concepts and Terms	p. 154
Discussion Question	p. 154
References	p. 155
Health Care Practitioners and Their Relationship with Patients
Physicians and the Profession of Medicine	p. 157
The Profession of Medicine	p. 157
The Social Control of Medicine	p. 163
The Number, Composition, and Distribution of Physicians in the United States	p. 169
Female Physicians	p. 171
Physician Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction	p. 174
Physician Impairment: Stresses and Strains of the Physician Role	p. 176
Summary	p. 177
Health on the Internet	p. 178
Key Concepts and Terms	p. 178
Discussion Case	p. 178
References	p. 179
Medical Education and the Socialization of Physicians	p. 182
The History of Medical Education	p. 182
Modern Medical Education	p. 184
The Medical School Experience: Attitude and Value Acquisition	p. 192
The Medical School Experience: Stress	p. 195
The Medical School Experience: Career Choices	p. 197
Future Directions in U.S. Medical Education	p. 198
Summary	p. 199
Health on the Internet	p. 199
Key Concepts and Terms	p. 199
Discussion Case	p. 200
References	p. 200
Nurses, Mid-Level Health Care Practitioners, and Allied Health Workers	p. 203
Evolution of Nonphysician Health Care Practitioners	p. 203
Nurses and the Field of Nursing	p. 206
Mid-Level Health Care Practitioners	p. 214
Allied Health Workers	p. 217
The Health Care Team	p. 218
Relationships among Health Care Workers	p. 219
The Changing Environment among Health Care Workers	p. 222
Summary	p. 222
Health on the Internet	p. 223
Key Concepts and Terms	p. 223
Discussion Question	p. 223
References	p. 224
Complementary and Alternative Medicine	p. 226
The Meaning of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)	p. 226
Scientific Medicine and Alternative Healing	p. 227
Complementary and Alternative Healers	p. 228
Chiropractic	p. 232
Acupuncture	p. 236
Spiritual Healing and Christian Science	p. 239
Ethnic Folk Healing	p. 244
Summary	p. 248
Health on the Internet	p. 248
Key Concepts and Terms	p. 249
Discussion Case	p. 249
References	p. 249
The Physician-Patient Relationship: Background and Models	p. 252
Models of the Physician-Patient Relationship	p. 252
Key Dimensions of the Physician-Patient Relationship	p. 254
The Influence of Social Class, Race, and Symptomology on the Physician-Patient Relationship	p. 263
The Influence of Gender on the Physician-Patient Relationship	p. 264
Patient Satisfaction with Physicians	p. 268
Patient Compliance with Medical Regimens	p. 270
Summary	p. 272
Health on the Internet	p. 273
Key Concepts and Terms	p. 273
Discussion Case	p. 273
References	p. 274
Professional and Ethical Obligations of Physicians in the Physician-Patient Relationship	p. 277
Truth-telling as an Issue	p. 277
Confidentiality as an Issue	p. 281
Obligation to Treat AIDS Patients	p. 286
Summary	p. 290
Health on the Internet	p. 291
Key Concepts and Terms	p. 291
Discussion Cases	p. 291
References	p. 292
The Health Care System
The Health Care System of the United States	p. 295
Rating the United States Health Care System	p. 295
The United States Health Care System	p. 296
Health Care Expenditures	p. 297
Explanations for Rapidly Increasing Health Care Costs	p. 304
America's Uninsured Population	p. 307
Cost Containment: Limited Prospective Budgeting, Rationing, and Managed Care	p. 309
The Politics of Health Care Reform	p. 314
Summary	p. 319
Health on the Internet	p. 319
Key Concepts and Terms	p. 320
Discussion Cases	p. 320
References	p. 320
Health Care Delivery	p. 323
The Emergence of Freestanding Ambulatory Care Sites	p. 323
The Flourishing of Managed Care Systems: HMOs and PPOs	p. 327
Emergence of the Modern Hospital	p. 332
Home Health Care	p. 343
Summary	p. 344
Health Care on the Internet	p. 344
Key Concepts and Terms	p. 344
Discussion Case	p. 345
References	p. 345
The Social Implications of Advanced Health Care Technology	p. 347
Health Care Technology	p. 348
The Right to Refuse or Demand Advanced Health Care Technology	p. 353
Organ Donation and Transplantation	p. 361
Assisted Procreation	p. 365
Summary	p. 370
Health on the Internet	p. 370
Key Concepts and Terms	p. 370
Discussion Case	p. 371
References	p. 371
Comparative Health Care Systems	p. 373
Major Influences on Health Care Systems	p. 373
Health Care Services in Developing and Industrialized Countries	p. 375
Types of Health Care Systems	p. 375
China	p. 377
Russia	p. 380
Canada	p. 383
Great Britain	p. 388
Common Challenges to Health Care Systems Around the World	p. 390
Summary	p. 391
Health on the Internet	p. 391
Key Concepts and Terms	p. 391
Discussion Questions	p. 392
References	p. 392
Photo Credits	p. 394
Name Index	p. 395
Subject Index	p. 401
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