Overview
New Directions in the Sociology of Health links a number of contemporary issues to a broader sociological framework. It discusses health policy and programmes aimed at public concerns like AIDS, drug use, tranquilizer dependency and alcohol abuse. The work of a para-medical and lay workers ? not least women ? in health and prevention is a major focus, with particular attention being paid to the elderly and ethnic groups. Papers dealing with health at work, health in the home, and public health policy complete a collection which illustrates how sociology in the 1990s can contribute to the prevention of illness and the maintenance of good health.
- | Author: Pamela Abbott, Geoff Payne
- | Publisher: Routledge
- | Publication Date: May 09, 2018
- | Number of Pages: 206 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Hardcover
- | ISBN-10: 0815351046
- | ISBN-13: 9780815351047
