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Medical sociology

Hardback. The first book to address the fundamental nexus that binds poverty and income inequality to soaring health care utilization and spending, Poverty and the Myths of Health Care Reform is a must-read for medical professionals, public health scholars, politicians, and anyone concerned with the heavy burden of inequality on the health of Americans. Num Pages: 304 pages, 76, 76 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCQ; MBN; MBS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421420226
ISBN
9781421420226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.39

Paperback. An argument for a cultural bioethics that recognizes and attempts to address the greater vulnerability to exploitation experienced by groups including African Americans and women in medical and legal contexts. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSL; MBDC; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349174
ISBN
9780822349174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.29

Paperback. The author explores the role of social and economic injustices as root causes of the uneven distribution of disease across population groups according to class, race and gender. Series: Public Health/Vulnerable Populations. Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 180 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1074.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118088142
ISBN
9781118088142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.40

In a work that spans the twentieth century, Nancy Tomes questions the popular - and largely unexamined - idea that in order to get good health care, people must learn to shop for it. Remaking the American Patient explores the consequences of the consumer economy and American medicine having come of age at exactly the same time. Series: Studies in Social Medicine. Num Pages: 560 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; MBP; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 242 x 43. Weight in Grams: 944.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469622774
ISBN
9781469622774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.43

Hardback. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137472922
ISBN
9781137472922
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.29

Paperback. Offers a nuanced, empirically grounded picture of therapeutic culture. This title includes both an extended history and a series of critical interventions organized around keywords like pain, privacy, and narcissism. It will change the way we've been taught to see the landscape of therapy and self-help. Editor(s): Aubry, Timothy Richard; Travis, Trysh. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JM; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226250137
ISBN
9780226250137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.85

Hardcover. The first scholarly history of food poisoning, telling of the discovery of food poisoning as a public health problem in the 1880s, of the discovery of pathways of infection and of the Salmonella family, and of the realisation that these organisms are deeply embedded in human and animal food chains and the subsequent importance of food hygiene. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; MBN; MBS; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198704973
ISBN
9780198704973
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.42

Hardback. If you're going to have an organ transplant, or a joint replacement, here's the key to getting the very best medical care: be a white, straight, middle-class male. This book takes on one of the few topics that haven't figured in the heated debate over health care reform - the largely hidden yet massive injustice of bias in medical treatment. Num Pages: 352 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: JFFJ; MBP; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674049055
ISBN
9780674049055
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.57

Hardcover. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSR; JMQ; MBS; MMJT1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137405272
ISBN
9781137405272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFH; MBP; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173580
ISBN
9780691173580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.81

Paperback. Editor(s): Coyle, Nessa. Series Editor(s): Ferrell, Betty; Coyle, Nessa; Paice, Judith A. Series: HPNA Palliative Nursing Manuals. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH; MBS; MMC; MQCH; MQCL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190244132
ISBN
9780190244132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.16

Paperback. In this stimulating book, William Cockerham, a leading medical sociologist, assesses the evidence that social factors have direct causal effects on health and many diseases. He argues that stress, poverty, unhealthy lifestyles, and unpleasant living and work conditions can all be directly associated with illness. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFH; MBNS; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745661209
ISBN
9780745661209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.51

Hardback. This volume looks at the key links between social determinants, health disparities and health and health care. There is a particular focus on macro-level systems and micro-level issues, including the examination of issues for patients, carers and providers of care. Editor(s): Kronenfeld, Jennie Jacobs. Series: Research in the Sociology of Health Care. Num Pages: 425 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH; MBP; MBS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Number of pages
425
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781905876
ISBN
9781781905876
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.12

Paperback. Social epidemiology is the study of how the social world influences - and in many cases defines - the fundamental determinants of health. This link was substantiated in the first edition of Social Epidemiology, and the generation of research that followed has fundamentally changed the way we understand epidemiology and public health. Editor(s): Berkman, Lisa F., Ph.D.; Kawachi, Ichiro; Glymour, M. Maria. Num Pages: 640 pages, 35 line illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNS; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 178 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199395330
ISBN
9780199395330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 162.44

Hardback. Num Pages: 258 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA; MBNH; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 555.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319315065
ISBN
9783319315065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.61

Paperback. The neurosciences are more than a collection of scientific practices - they offer up various ways of thinking about mind, body and society. This title casts light on the place, role and impact of neuroscience. It reflects on the insights the neurosciences have to offer sociology. Editor(s): Pickersgill, Martyn; Keulen, Ira Van. Series Editor(s): KatzRothman, Barbara. Series: Advances in Medical Sociology. Num Pages: 366 pages, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: MBNS; MBS; MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780526324
ISBN
9781780526324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.21

Hardback. The neurosciences are more than a collection of scientific practices - they offer up various ways of thinking about mind, body and society. This title casts light on the place, role and impact of neuroscience. It reflects on the insights the neurosciences have to offer sociology. Editor(s): Pickersgill, Martyn; Keulen, Ira Van. Series Editor(s): KatzRothman, Barbara. Series: Advances in Medical Sociology. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: MBNS; MBS; MJN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781848558809
ISBN
9781848558809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.79

Paperback. The role that the social and behavioural sciences play in the daily practice of dentistry is now an essential part of all dentistry training, but it can often seem distant from the reality of daily clinical practice. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: MBNS; MBS; MMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745654348
ISBN
9780745654348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.77

Hardcover. The role that the social and behavioural sciences play in the daily practice of dentistry is now an essential part of all dentistry training, but it can often seem distant from the reality of daily clinical practice. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: MBNS; MBS; MMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745654331
ISBN
9780745654331
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.70

hardcover. Offers an introduction to the sociology of diagnosis. This title presents articles that explore diagnosis as a process of definition that includes: labeling dynamics between diagnoser and diagnosed; boundary struggles between diverse constituents - both among medical practitioners and between medical authorities and others; and, more. Editor(s): McGann, PJ; Hutson, David; Rothman, Barbara Katz. Series Editor(s): Rothman, Barbara Katz. Series: Advances in Medical Sociology. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, port. BIC Classification: MBS; MJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 37. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857245755
ISBN
9780857245755
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.49

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