Handbook of Medical Sociology (5th Edition) [Hardcover]

Chloe E. Bird (Author), Peter Conrad (Author), Allen M. Fremont (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0130144568 | ISBN-13: 978-0130144560 | Publication Date: January 24, 2000 | Edition: 5

This long-respected reference reflects the latest developments in the field, and surveys current topics in medical sociology. It includes ecological factors in illness and disease, technology in medical care, and health care in developing countries. Comprised of readings by leading specialists, these selections probe into specific policy issues concerning medical care, mental health, and addictive diseases. For medical sociologists and other health and social scientists looking for a historical as well as contemporary perspective on the field.

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This long-respected reference reflects the latest developments in the field, and surveys current topics in medical sociology. It includes ecological factors in illness and disease, technology in medical care, and health care in developing countries. Comprised of readings by leading specialists, these selections probe into specific policy issues concerning medical care, mental health, and addictive diseases. For medical sociologists and other health and social scientists looking for a historical as well as contemporary perspective on the field.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 438 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 5 edition (January 24, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130144568
• ISBN-13: 978-0130144560
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #763,888 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Chloe E. Bird, PhD, is a Senior Sociologist at RAND and Professor at Pardee RAND Graduate School. She is an expert on gender differences in physical and mental health and health care, and Principal Investigator of NIH funded studies on the impact of neighborhoods on physiologic dysregulation and coronary heart disease risk, morbidity, and mortality. In 1995, she won the Eliot Freidson Outstanding Publication Award from the Medical Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association for work with her graduate advisor Catherine Ross. She also serves as Associate Editor of the journal Women's Health Issues.