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Health Studies: A Critical and Cross-Cultural Reader
Samson
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Description for Health Studies: A Critical and Cross-Cultural Reader
Hardback. Presents material on the social basis of health, illness and healing. This book helps the reader incorporate many of the elements of the medical anthropology and sociology of health and illness. It provides students with an introduction to the field. Editor(s): Samson, Colin. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHM; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 33. Weight in Grams: 828.
This volume brings together key readings of significant moments in the understanding of health. It goes beyond the often superficial literature-review style of medical sociology texts.
This volume brings together key readings of significant moments in the understanding of health. It goes beyond the often superficial literature-review style of medical sociology texts.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631201892
SKU
V9780631201892
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99-50
About Samson
Colin Samson is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Essex where he has taught medical sociology, social policy, cultural studies and American studies since 1990. He has also been a Visiting Professor at the University of California at Berkeley and a Visiting Scholar at the Institute for the Study of Social Change at the University of California at Berkeley. ... Read more
Reviews for Health Studies: A Critical and Cross-Cultural Reader
"I found the book an extremely rewarding read and strongly recommend it to anyone with an interest in health and illness."Steven P Wainwright, King's College London