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Medical Sociology, 11/E
William C. Cockerham, University of Alabama, Birmingham

ISBN-10: 0136053106
ISBN-13:  9780136053101

Publisher:  Pearson
Copyright:  2009
Format:  Paper; 432 pp
Published:  12/29/2008

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For upper-division undergraduate/beginning graduate-level courses in Medical Sociology, and for Behavioral Science courses in schools of Public Health, Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing.

The standard text in the field, this best-selling introduction to medical sociology presents the most recent and relevant ideas, concepts, themes, issues, debates, and research findings at the cutting-edge of the field. It contains first-person accounts from patients, physicians, and other health care providers; is based on a worldwide review of the literature; provides the most recent health statistics, data, and studies available; and identifies the most important trends and issues.

Recognized by the International Sociological Association as one of the “Books of the Century” in 2000.


Features

  • International comparisons of health care systems—Makes extensive use of international research findings. Helps students put various issues in perspective and develop a broadened view of those issues.
  • Extensive discussion of health care reform in the U.S.  Reflects the ongoing debate over universal health care and its sociological effect.
  • Updates on current social patterns of infectious and chronic diseases—Such as SARS, West Nile, AIDS, and heart disease.  Helps students understand the trends of infectious and chronic diseases.
  • Material on doctor–patient interaction—Including the effect of the Internet on the doctor–patient relationship.  Gives students current information on the effects the Internet has within the medical field.


New To This Edition

  • Chapter 4 on social class and health covers the components of social class, disease and the poor, and the British health care experience.
  • A new section on Bioethics in Chapter 1 brings the material up to date.
  • Additional expanded topics include: coverage of gender and changing patterns of health, the feminization of the medical profession, the new Doctor of Nursing Practice degree and the doctor-nurse relationship.


Table of Contents

IN THIS SECTION:

1.) BRIEF

2.) COMPREHENSIVE

 

 

BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:

 

PART I: INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1: Medical Sociology   

Chapter 2: Epidemiology    

Chapter 3: The Social Demography of Health: Gender, Age, and Race    
Chapter 4: Social Demography of Health: Social Class

 

PART II: HEALTH AND ILLNESS

Chapter 5: Social Stress and health     

Chapter 6: Health Behavior And Lifestyles    

Chapter 7: Illness Behavior    

 

PART III: COPING WITH ILLNESS

Chapter 8: The Sick Role     

Chapter 9: Doctor–Patient Interaction    

Chapter 10: Healing Options    

 

PART IV: PROVIDING HEALTH CARE

Chapter 11: Physicians    

Chapter 12: The Physician in a Changing Society    
Chapter 13: Nurses, Physician Assistants, Pharmacists, and Midwives    
Chapter 14: The Hospital in Society

    
PART V: HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS
Chapter 15: Health Care Delivery and Social Policy in the United States      

Chapter 16: Health Care in Different Countries    

    

REFERENCES    
PHOTO CREDITS
NAME INDEX 
SUBJECT INDEX


 

COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:


PART I: INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1 Medical Sociology   

            The Development of Medical Sociology    
            Defining Health    
            Contrasting Ideas about Health and Social Behavior    
            The Re-emergence of Infectious Diseases     
            Bioethics
            Summary    
            Suggested Reading
            Medical Sociology Internet Sites   

 

Chapter 2 Epidemiology    
            Epidemiological Measures    
            The Development of Epidemiology     
            The Complexity of Modern Ills: Heart Disease    
            Disease and Modernization    
            HIV/AIDS    
            Summary    
            Suggested Reading
            Epidemiology Internet Sites   

 

Chapter 3 The Social Demography of Health: Gender, Age, and Race    
            Gender
            Age        
            Race    
            Summary    
            Suggested Reading
            Social Demography of Health: Gender, Age, and Race Internet Sites  

Chapter 4 Social Demography of Health: Social Class
            The Components of Social Class

            Modern Diseases and the Poor
            Equality of Care and the Social Gradient in Mortality: The British Experience

            Neighborhood Disadvantage

            SES as a Fundamental Cause of Sickness and Mortality   

            Summary

            Suggested Reading

            Social Class and Health Internet Sites

PART II: HEALTH AND ILLNESS

Chapter 5 Social Stress and health    
            Cooley, Thomas, and Goffman: Symbolic Interaction    
            Durkheim: Functionalism    
            Stress    
            Social Factors and Stress   

            Life Changes
            Summary  

            Suggested Reading
            Social Stress Internet Sites  


Chapter 6 Health Behavior And Lifestyles    
            Health Lifestyles    
            Preventive Care    
            Summary    
            Suggested Reading
            Health Behavior and Lifestyles Internet Sites  


Chapter 7 Illness Behavior    
            Self-Care    
            Sociodemographic Variables   
            Recognizing and Coping with Illness Symptoms    
            Summary and Conclusion    
            Suggested Reading
            Illness Behavior Internet Sites   

PART III: COPING WITH ILLNESS

Chapter 8 The Sick Role     

            Illness as Deviance    
            The Functionalist Approach to Deviance    
            The Sick Role    
            Medicalization   
            Criticism of the Sick Role   
            Labeling Theory    
            Sickness as Social Deviance?    
            Being Sick and Disabled   
            Stigma    
            Summary    
            Suggested Reading

            The Sick Role Internet Sites   

 

Chapter 9 Doctor–Patient Interaction    
            Models of Interaction    
            Misunderstandings in Communication    
            Communication and Class Background    
            Male Physicians and Women Patients    
            Women Physicians    
            Cultural Differences in Communication    
            Patient Compliance   
            The Future of Doctor–Patient Relations    
            Doctor–Patient Relations and New Technology    
            The New Genetics    
            Summary   
            Suggested Reading 
            Doctor–Patient Interaction Internet Sites   

 

Chapter 10 Healing Options    
            Osteopaths    
            Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)    
            Chiropractors    
            Faith Healers    
            Folk Healers   
            Summary   
            Suggested Reading
            Healing Options Internet Sites   

PART IV: PROVIDING HEALTH CARE
Chapter 11 Physicians    
    The Professionalization of the Physician  
    The Socialization of the Physician   
    The Power Structure of American Medicine   
    Summary   
    Suggested Reading
    Physicians Internet Sites    
 

Chapter 12 The Physician in a Changing Society    
    Social Control of Medical Practice   
    Countervailing Power   
    Government Regulation   
    Managed Care   
    The Coming of the Corporation  
    The Changing Physician–Patient Relationship   
    The Deprofessionalization of Physicians   
    The Evolution of the Organization of Medical Practice   
    Summary   

    Suggested Reading
    The Physician in a Changing Society Internet Sites

  
Chapter 13 Nurses, Physician Assistants, Pharmacists, and Midwives    
    Nursing: Past and Present   
    Nursing: Future Trends   
    Physician Assistants   
    Pharmacists   
    Midwives  
    Summary       

    Suggested Reading
    Nurses, Physician Assistants, Pharmacists, and Midwives Internet Sites    


Chapter 14 The Hospital in Society    
    The Development of the Hospital as a Social Institution   
    Hospitals in the United States   
    The Organization of the Nonprofit Community Hospital   
    The Hospital–Patient Role   
    The Rising Cost of Hospitalization  
    Summary   
    Suggested Reading
    Hospitals Internet Sites   

PART V: HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS

Chapter 15 Health Care Delivery and Social Policy in the United States    
    Rising Costs   
    Equity in Health Services  
    Distribution of Services   
    Overview of Health Care Delivery   
    Social Legislation in Health Care   
    Health Reform   
    Health Care: A Right or a Privilege?   
    Summary and Conclusion   
    Suggested Reading
    Health Care Delivery and Social Policy in the United States Internet Sites   

 

Chapter 16 Health Care in Different Countries    
    Socialized Medicine: Canada, Great Britain, and Sweden   
    Decentralized National Health Programs: Japan, Germany, and Mexico
    Socialist Medicine: Alterations in Russia and China   
    Conclusion  
    Suggested Reading
    Health Care in Different Countries Internet Sites  

    REFERENCES    
    PHOTO CREDITS
    NAME INDEX
    SUBJECT INDEX


 


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  • Medical Sociology, 10/E
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    ©2007  |  Pearson  |  Paper; 432 pp  |  Out of Print
    ISBN-10: 0131729241  |  ISBN-13: 9780131729247
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  • Medical Sociology, 12/E
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    ©2012  |  Pearson  |  Paper; 432 pp  |  Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205054188  |  ISBN-13: 9780205054183
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“Cockerham’s Medical Sociology is an outstanding text due to its in-depth and comprehensive treatment of the growing field of medical sociology.  It conveys the essence of the scholarly work in this field to my students better than any text on the market.  Add Cockerham’s engaging writing style and this text stands out among the competition.”

Dr. J.B. Watson, Jr., Stephen F. Austin State University

 

“I believe this book is very thorough and includes all of the necessary topics for an undergraduate medical sociology course.  Students will come away from this book with a clear and broad understanding of the field.”

Dr. Christine Caffrey, Miami University

 

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“I like the fact that Cockerham makes this area accessible and interesting at the undergraduate level.  Most of my students come into the class not having any real idea what the course will cover; the author deliberately and carefully immerses his readers in the content and in the process they get interested.”

Dr. Deborah Helsel, California State University, Fresno

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