| Description |
1 online resource (351 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Endorsement -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of contents -- Chapter 1 Medical Sociology and Sociological Theory -- Epidemiologic Transition Theory -- What is Theory? -- Theoretical Levels -- Agency versus Structure -- The Status of Theory in Early Medical Sociology -- The Status of Theory in Medical Sociology Today -- Summary -- Guide to Critical Thinking -- Notes -- Suggested Reading -- References -- Chapter 2 Origin of Medical Sociology -- Medical Sociology's Origins in Medicine -- German Influences -- American Origins -- Where was Sociology? |
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Sociology's Early Founders -- Sociology's Neglected Founders and Medical Sociology -- Summary -- Guide to Critical Thinking -- Note -- Suggested Reading -- References -- Chapter 3 Medical Sociology and the Rise of Theory -- Medical Sociology's Emergence in Sociology -- Talcott Parsons and the Sick Role -- The Schism Between Sociologists in Medicine and of Medicine -- Summary -- Guide to Critical Thinking -- Notes -- Suggested Reading -- References -- Chapter 4 Classical Theory: Durkheim and Weber -- Durkheim -- Durkheim's Study of Suicide -- Durkheim and Social Capital -- Weber |
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Weber on Socioeconomic Status -- Weber on Lifestyles -- Max Weber on Formal Rationality, Rational-Legal Authority, and Bureaucracy -- Summary -- Guide to Critical Thinking -- Note -- Suggested Reading -- References -- Chapter 5 Classical Theory: Marx -- Marx -- Historical Materialism and Class Struggle -- Sociological Theory and Medical Sociology -- Soviet Union/Russia -- Eastern Europe -- China -- Marxist-Based Views in Medical Sociology -- Political Economy Theory -- Conflict Theory -- The Income Inequality Hypothesis -- Summary and Conclusion -- Guide to Critical Thinking -- Notes |
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Suggested Reading -- References -- Chapter 6 Symbolic Interaction and Labeling Theory -- Symbolic Interaction -- Early Influences -- George Herbert Mead -- Herbert Blumer -- Symbolic Interaction: Assessment -- Erving Goffman -- Labeling Theory -- Mental Illness -- Labeling Theory: Critique -- Summary -- Guide to Critical Thinking -- Suggested Reading -- References -- Chapter 7 Journey to Postmodernism -- French Structuralism -- Poststructuralism -- Foucault and Medical Sociology -- Sociology of the Body -- Postmodern Theory -- The Rise of Postmodern Theory -- Postmodern Medical Sociology |
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The Fall of Postmodern Theory -- Summary -- Guide to Critical Thinking -- Suggested Reading -- References -- Chapter 8 The Stress Process -- The Stress Process Model -- Life Events -- Chronic Strain -- Primary and Secondary Stressors -- Mediators -- Outcomes -- Strengths and Weaknesses -- Measuring Stress: Biomarkers and Genes -- Summary -- Guide to Critical Thinking -- Note -- Suggested Reading -- References -- Chapter 9 The Social Construction of Gender and Race -- Social Constructionism -- Agency: Berger, Luckmann, and Freidson -- Structure: Foucault -- Strengths and Weaknesses -- Gender |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Intersectionality Theory |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000069068 |
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1000069060 |
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