Sociology of Health and Health Care
Steve Taylor editor David Field editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Published:5th Apr '07
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Sociology and its applications are key components of the core foundation programme in nursing and healthcare.
Sociology of health and health care is an essential textbook for all students of nursing and healthcare and is organised in four parts: the nature of sociology and sociological research; the social patterning of health and disease; the social aspects of illness and dying; and the organisation and delivery of health care.
Sociology of health and health care explores the nature of sociology and sociological research and their application to health and health care. It explores the impact of current social contexts on health and healthcare and recent developments in healthcare policy and addresses their implications for nursing and inter-professional working. This fourth edition also examines new approaches to understanding social inequalities in health and experiences of chronic illness and dying.
From the third edition:
“a useful introductory reference book for all nurses whether qualified , pre-registration or conversion course…an asset to any nursing library or indeed to any student undertaking health care courses”
Journal of Nursing Management
“…an excellent foundation for students at a very beginning level"
Contemporary Nurse
From reviews of the second edition:
“…written in a concise style, well structured, captivating and ... highly recommended."
Social Science & Medicine
"All in all a book that can be read with ease from cover to cover or delved into intermittently ... A user-friendly book."
Journal of Community Nursing
"Nurses will be delighted to find that much nursing research is used to support the discussion. The book should find its way into most multidisciplinary libraries and… should become essential reading"
Professional Nurse
"This book will be helpful for students as an introductory text or for more experienced nurses who wish to revise or update their knowledge."
Dorothy Ferguson in Primary Health Care Volume 17, Number 7, September 2007
"This is a book that both student and qualified nurse will find useful."
David Gallimore in Nursing Times
ISBN: 9781405151726
Dimensions: 246mm x 175mm x 16mm
Weight: 635g
288 pages
4th edition