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MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY ON THE MOVE IBD

SPRINGER
09 / 2025
9783031924552
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Sinopsis

This 2nd edition provides readers with an updated single source reviewing and updating sociological theory in medical or health sociology.áThe bookánot only addresses the major theoretical approaches in the field today, it also identifies the future directionsáthese theories are likely to take in explaining the social processes affecting health and disease. Many of the chapters are written by leading medical sociologists who feature the use of theory in their everyday work, including contributions from the originalátheoristsáof fundamental causes, health lifestyles, and medicalization. Theoriesáfocusing on both agency and structure are included to provide a comprehensive account of this important area in medical sociology. The book includes a new chapter on life course theory.

PVP
206,47