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1 online resource (539 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter One A Brief Introduction to the Sociology of Health, Healing, and Illess; Definition of Medical Sociology; Historical Development of Medical Sociology; Sociology's Contribution to Understanding Health, Healing, and Illness; The Role of the Medical Sociologist in the Twenty-First Century; Summary; Health on the Internet; Discussion Questions; Glossary; References; Chapter Two The Development of Scientific Medicine; A Brief History of Medicine; Early Humans; The Egyptian Civilization |
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Greek and Roman SocietiesThe Medieval Era; Medicine in the Renaissance; Medicine from 1600 to 1900; The Ascendancy of Medical Authority in America; Perspectives on the Ascendancy of Medical Authority; Summary; Health on the Internet; Discussion Question; Glossary; References; Chapter Three Social Epidemiology; The Work of the Epidemiologist; The Epidemiological Transition; Life Expectancy and Mortality; Infant Mortality; Maternal Mortality; Morbidity; Disability; Summary; Health on the Internet; Discussion Cases; Glossary; References; Chapter Four Society, Disease, and Illness |
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The Social Etiology of DiseaseThe Interrelationship of Proximate Risk Factors and Fundamental Causes: The Case of Developing Countries; Coronary Heart Disease (CHD); Cancer; HIV/AIDS; Alzheimer's Disease; Mental Illness; Summary; Health on the Internet; Discussion Case; Glossary; References; Chapter Five Social Stress; Definition of Stress; Historical Development of the Stress Concept; A Model of Social Stress; Stressors; Appraisal of Stressors; Mediators of Stress: Coping and Social Support; Stress Outcomes |
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The Role of Socioeconomic Status, Race, Sexual Orientation, and Gender in Social StressSummary; Health on the Internet; Discussion Case; Glossary; References; Chapter Six Health Behavior; The Concept of Health; Health Behavior; Describing Individual Health Behaviors; Explaining Health Behavior; Summary; Health on the Internet; Discussion Cases; Glossary; References; Chapter Seven Experiencing Illness and Disability; Stages of Illness Experience; Stage 1: Symptom Experience; Stage 2: Assumption of the Sick Role-Illness as Deviance; Stage 3: Medical Care Contact/Self-Care |
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Stage 4: Dependent-Patient RoleStage 5: Recovery and Rehabilitation; Experiencing Chronic Illness and Disability; Summary; Health on the Internet; Discussion Questions; Glossary; References; Chapter Eight Physicians and the Profession of Medicine; The Profession of Medicine; The Social Control of Medicine; The Number, Composition, and Distribution of Physicians in the United States; Female Physicians; Physician Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction; Physician Impairment: Stresses and Strains of the Physician Role; Summary; Health on the Internet; Discussion Case; Glossary; References |
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Chapter Nine Medical Education and the Socialization of Physicians |
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Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lonnquist, Lynne E
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| ISBN |
9781317236429 |
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1317236424 |
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