The Sociology and Politics of Health - A Reader (Paperback, New)

Contents:
Acknowledgements Part One: Ideology and Policy Introduction 1. The Condition of the Working Class in England Fredrick Engles 2. National Health Service Bill Ministry of Health 3. The Road to Serfdom F.A. Hayek 4. Working for Patients Secretaries of State for Health 5. Everyone A Private Patient David Green 6. Supporting Families Home Office 7. The New NHS Secretary of State for Health 8. Saving Lives Secretary of State for Health 9. A New Universalism ^iWorld Organisation Part Two: Social Stratification and Health Introduction 10. The Poor and the Poorest Brian Abel-Smith and Peter Townsend 11. The Black Spot Sir Douglas Black (chairman) 12. Widening Inequality of Health in Northern England, 1981-91
eter Phillimore, Alastair Beattie and Peter Townsend 13. What Makes Women Sick Lesley Doyle 14. You Are Dangerous to your Health Robert Crawford 15. Beyond the Black Report Mel Bartley, David Blane and George Davey Smith 16. The Acheson Report Sir Donald Acheson (chairman) Part Three: Professionalisation and Health Introduction 17. The Profession of Medicine Eliot Freidson 18. Governmentality and the Institutionalization of Expertise Terry Johnson 19. The Rise of Surveillance Medicine David Armstrong 20. The Diagnostic Test and the Danger Within Deborah Lupton 21. The Modern Rise of Population Thomas McKeown 22. From Tribalism to Corporatism: The Managerial Challenge to Medical Dominance David J. Hunter 23. Disability and the Myth of the Independent Researcher Colin Barnes Part Four: Experiencing Health and Illness Introduction 24. Lay Concepts of Health Mildred Blaxter 25. Pathways to the Doctor - From Person to Patient Irving Kenneth Zola 26. Going to See the Doctor Gerry Stimson and Barbara Webb 27. Managing Courtesy Stigma: The Case of Alzheimer's Disease ^Hazel MacRae 28. Researching Women's Health Work Hilary Graham 29. The Body in Consumer Culture Mike Featherstone 30. Containing the Body Wendy Seymour 31. A Good Enough Death Beverley McNamara Index

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2001
First published:	2001
Editors:	David Banks • Michael Purdy
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	288
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-23319-4
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Midwifery > General
LSN:	0-415-23319-4
Barcode:	9780415233194

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