As a sociological specialty, medical sociology has a distinct
history and literature spanning more than four decades. Since its
inception in the years following World War II, medical sociology
has attracted significant funds for research, provided extensive
employment opportunities within and outside the academy, and
produced an increasing number of professional publications. The
Medical Sociology Section is the largest specialty represented in
both the British and German Sociological Associations and is the
second largest among American sociologists. Unlike other, more
theoretically oriented branches of sociology, medical sociology was
expected by funding agencies and policymakers to produce social
knowledge that could be readily applied in medical practice, public
health campaigns, and health policy formulation. Thus medical
sociology is of interest not only to sociologists, but also to
physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, therapists,
hospital administrators, health insurers, health economists, and
others who rely on the basic insights of sociology in research,
patient care, and job performance. Like other disciplines, medical
sociology has its own fundamental terms and concepts. This
reference book concisely defines those terms and is thus a
necessary guide for medical sociologists and for practitioners and
researchers in related fields. The volume begins with an
introductory essay that traces the history of medical sociology.
The dictionary then presents short, alphabetically arranged entries
for numerous terms. Entries provide a definition of the term and
generally discuss the theoretical and practical significance of the
topic. For appropriate entries, cross-references to related terms
are provided. Entries cite relevant literature, and the volume
closes with a bibliography of works cited.
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