The Sociology of Health, Illness, and Health Care: A Critical Approach

The SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH, ILLNESS, AND HEALTH CARE: A CRITICAL APPROACH is a comprehensive and cutting-edge overview of health and illness that challenges readers to question previously held beliefs.

Dr.

Weitz's thorough discussions emphasize the effects of power and how social forces create illness, affect our ideas about the meaning of illness and disability, structure health care institutions, and impact the work and social position of health care workers.

This text focuses on health within the United States but also examines global health care issues.

With an authoritative and accessible writing style, this book is perfect for students in Sociology, Public Health, Nursing, and Health Sciences, as well as helping professions such as Social Work.

The updated additions make this text a must-read for anyone looking to understand the complexities of the health care system and its impact on society.