The Sociology of Health and Illness

<p><em><span>Now with SAGE Publishing!</span></em></p><p><span>The <strong>Tenth Edition</strong> of <strong>The Sociology of Health and Illness: Critical Perspectives</strong> addresses the crucial issues in this field with over 45 readings (1/3 of which are new to this edition) from the scholarly literature on health and medicine thus providing students with the most balanced and comprehensive analysis of health care today. This best-selling anthology from Peter Conrad and Valerie Leiter includes both micro-level and structural perspectives frameworks for understanding these critical issues and a breadth of material that allows instructors to mix and match materials to meet their course needs.</span></p><p><span><strong>New to this Edition</strong></span></p><ul style=margin-top: 0in; list-style-type: disc;> <li><strong><span>17 readings </span></strong><span>are new to this edition.</span></li> <li><span>All <strong>introductions</strong> by the editors have been updated to reflect new readings and the latest data. </span></li> <li><span>The sections on <strong>Financing Medical Care</strong> and <strong>Health Care Reform</strong> have been merged to reflect the current debate about health policy taking place largely within the context of financing.</span></li> <li><span>The section previously called Comparative Health Policies is now called <strong>Global Issues</strong> with an expanded scope that includes health inequalities between countries the globalization of ADHD and the international migration of health care workers.</span></li> <li><strong><span>New material on the dilemmas of medical technology</span></strong><span> provides both a conceptual framework for understanding the key issues as well as a case study about genetic counseling to help students apply those concepts directly.</span></li> <li><strong><span>New readings on illness medicine and the internet</span></strong><span> offer increasingly relevant information on how individuals address health and illness in their increasingly technology-dominated lives.</span></li> <li><strong><span>A new section on globalization</span></strong><span> helps students understand the impact of factors such as the international pharmaceutical industry international migration and the role of the internet.</span></li></ul><br />