{"product_id":"the-wiley-blackwell-companion-to-medical-sociology-isbn-9781119637585","title":"The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Medical Sociology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE WILEY BLACKWELL COMPANION TO Medical Sociology\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wiley Blackwell Companion to Medical Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e is an authoritative overview of the most recent research, major theoretical approaches, and central issues and debates within the field. Bringing together contributions from an international team of leading scholars, this wide-ranging volume summarizes significant new developments and discusses a broad range of globally-relevant topics. The \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e’s twenty-eight chapters contain timely, theoretically-informed coverage of the coronavirus pandemic and emerging diseases, bioethics, healthcare delivery systems, health disparities associated with migration, social class, gender, and race. It also explores mental health, the family, religion, and many other real-world health concerns.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most up-to-date and comprehensive single-volume reference on the key concepts and contemporary issues in medical sociology, this book: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresents thematically-organized essays by authors who are recognized experts in their fields\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures new chapters reflecting state-of-the-art research and contemporary issues relevant to global health \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers vital topics such as current bioethical debates and the global effort to cope with the coronavirus pandemic\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the important relationship between culture and health in a global context\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvide fresh perspectives on the sociology of the body, biomedicalization, health lifestyle theory, doctor-patient relations, and social capital and health\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wiley Blackwell Companion to Medical Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for advanced under­graduate and graduate students in medical sociology, health studies, and health care, as well as for academics, researchers, and practitioners wanting to keep pace with new developments in the field. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Contributors viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Medical Sociology and Its Changing Subfields 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTerrence D. Hill, William C. Cockerham, Jane D. Mcleod,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand Frederic W. Hafferty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Medical Sociology and Sociological Theory 22\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam C. Cockerham and Graham Scambler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Research Methods in Medical Sociology 45\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoseph D. Wolfe, Shawn Bauldry, and Cindy L. Cain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Health and Culture in the Global Context 62\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStella Quah\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Bioethics: A Study in Sociology 82\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKristina Orfali and Raymond de Vries\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Theoretical Approaches 103\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Sociology of the Body 105\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSarah Nettleton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Biomedicalization Revisited 125\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAdele E. Clarke, Melanie Jeske, Laura Mamo, and Janet K. Shim\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Health Lifestyles: Bringing Structure Back 150\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam C. Cockerham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Life Course Perspective 171\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKim M. Shuey and Andrea E. Willson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Social Capital and Health 192\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLijun Song and Yvonne Chen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Health and Social Inequality 215\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Health and Social Class 217\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJarron M. Saint Onge and Patrick M. Krueger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Health and Gender 237\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEllen Annandale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Health, Ethnicity, and Race 258\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHannah Bradby and James Y. Nazroo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 African American Health 279\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristy L. Erving and Lacee A. Satcher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Latinos and Equity in Health Care Access in the US 303\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRonald J. Angel and Jacqueline L. Angel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Social Policies and Health Inequalities 322\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAmélie Quesnel-Vallée, Jaunathan Bilodeau,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand Kaitlin Conway\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Health and Social Relationships 347\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Health and the Family 349\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMieke Beth Thomeer and Kirsten Ostergren Clark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Health and Religion 370\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEllen Idler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Migration and Health 389\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElyas Bakhtiari\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Mental Health 410\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTeresa L. Scheid\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Health and Disease 431\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Emerging Infectious Diseases 433\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRon Barrett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Beyond the Lost Self: Old Insights and New Horizons in the Sociology of Chronic Illness 447\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlexandra C. H. Nowakowski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Health Care Delivery 471\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Health Professions and Occupations 473\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJason Adam Wasserman and Brian Philip Hinote\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Doctor–Patient Relationship 495\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHyeyoung Oh Nelson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Complementary and Alternative Medicine 516\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEeva Sointu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 American Health Care System: Reforms for Access, Outcomes, and Cost Amid Legal, Legislative, and Political Disputes 537\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBernice A. Pescosolido and Carol A. Boyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 The British Healthcare System 556\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJonathan Gabe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 The Chinese Health Care System 572\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLei Jin and Chenyu Ye\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Index 590\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 605\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWILLIAM C. COCKERHAM\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Chair Emeritus at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA, and Research Scholar of Sociology at the College of William \u0026amp; Mary in Virginia, USA. His PhD is from the University of California at Berkeley, USA. He is past President of the Research Committee on Health Sociology of the International Sociological Association. Currently, he is Deputy Editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Health and Social Behavior\u003c\/i\u003e and has served on the editorial boards of several journals, including the \u003ci\u003eAmerican Sociological Review\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSociety and Mental Health\u003c\/i\u003e. Dr. Cockerham has published numerous peer-reviewed papers on medical sociology and is author or editor of nineteen books and two encyclopedias.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE WILEY BLACKWELL COMPANION TO Medical Sociology\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wiley Blackwell Companion to Medical Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e is an authoritative overview of the most recent research, major theoretical approaches, and central issues and debates within the field. Bringing together contributions from an international team of leading scholars, this wide-ranging volume summarizes significant new developments and discusses a broad range of globally-relevant topics. 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