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This book comprehensively explores social, political and cultural
dimensions of health in contemporary society. It addresses many
issues and pertinent questions, including the following: Are we
over diagnosed and over medicated? How can patients participate in
their own care? Do pharmaceutical companies coerce us into
medication regimes? What drives inequalities in health outcomes?
What is the experience of health care for indigenous communities?
Why do different countries have such different health care systems?
How do we respond to life-changing conditions? Can we achieve a
'good death'? How do new genetics shape our identities? Is public
health a force of liberation or disempowerment? The book
incorporates the range of levels of influence on health, covering
individual patient experiences, the health professions,
multinational corporations, the state, global organisations as well
as examining trends in social organisation, cultural expression and
technological developments. It volume provides an accessible, yet
in-depth, overview and discussion of the sociology of health. The
chapters include an illustrative case study and further readings
relating to the topic.
This book comprehensively explores social, political and cultural
dimensions of health in contemporary society. It addresses many
issues and pertinent questions, including the following: Are we
over diagnosed and over medicated? How can patients participate in
their own care? Do pharmaceutical companies coerce us into
medication regimes? What drives inequalities in health outcomes?
What is the experience of health care for indigenous communities?
Why do different countries have such different health care systems?
How do we respond to life-changing conditions? Can we achieve a
'good death'? How do new genetics shape our identities? Is public
health a force of liberation or disempowerment? The book
incorporates the range of levels of influence on health, covering
individual patient experiences, the health professions,
multinational corporations, the state, global organisations as well
as examining trends in social organisation, cultural expression and
technological developments. It volume provides an accessible, yet
in-depth, overview and discussion of the sociology of health. The
chapters include an illustrative case study and further readings
relating to the topic.
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