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Society, Culture and Health
Willis, Karen; Elmer, Shandell
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Description for Society, Culture and Health
Paperback. Society, Culture and Health, 2nd Edition introduces sociology to students studying nursing, providing framework from which to consider issues such as chronic illness and disability, health in the media, and changing illness patterns in Australian society. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS; MQCW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 190 x 22. Weight in Grams: 800.
Society, Culture and Health introduces sociology to students studying nursing and related health professions. It examines the sources of ideas about health and illness, including the biomedical model, folk and lay approaches and the influence of the media, and includes coverage of the impact on health of social marginalisation through a careful examination of structural variables. The experiences of health and illness are explained through a theoretical analysis of the body in contemporary society, covering issues such as chronic illness and disability. Thoroughly revised and updated Society, Culture and Health 2e gives an overview of the role of nursing ... Read more
Society, Culture and Health introduces sociology to students studying nursing and related health professions. It examines the sources of ideas about health and illness, including the biomedical model, folk and lay approaches and the influence of the media, and includes coverage of the impact on health of social marginalisation through a careful examination of structural variables. The experiences of health and illness are explained through a theoretical analysis of the body in contemporary society, covering issues such as chronic illness and disability. Thoroughly revised and updated Society, Culture and Health 2e gives an overview of the role of nursing ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Australia Australia
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Melbourne, Australia
ISBN
9780195574623
SKU
V9780195574623
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-16
About Willis, Karen; Elmer, Shandell
Karen Willis is a senior lecturer in sociology at the School of Sociology and Social Work at the University of Tasmania. She has responsibility for development of curriculum, course coordination, and teaching health sociology to nursing students. Shandell Elmer is a Research Fellow at the University of Tasmania, Department of Rural Health. She is currently undertaking a PhD that ... Read more
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