This wide-reaching handbook offers a new perspective on the sociology of health, illness and medicine by stressing the importance of social theory. Examining a

This wide-reaching handbook offers a new perspective on the sociology of health, illness and medicine by stressing the importance of social theory. Examining a

This timely Handbook provides an essential guide to the major topics, perspectives, and scholars in the sociology of health and medicine. Contributors prove the

The most comprehensive major academic textbook available on its topic, this classic text presents the most important research studies in the field. The author i

The most comprehensive major academic textbook available on its topic, this classic text presents the most important research studies in the field. The author i