READINGS IN MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY

Book Details

• Publisher: Rawat Publications

• Editors: William C. Cockerham, Michael Glasser, Linda S. Heuser

• Language: English

• Edition: 2023

• ISBN: 9788131613207

• Pages: 552

• Cover: Hardcover

• Release Date: 20 April 2023

About the Book

This updated and comprehensive anthology provides cutting-edge readings from some of the most respected voices in medical sociology. Curated by William C. Cockerham, Michael Glasser, and Linda S. Heuser, this volume brings together the latest insights, theoretical frameworks, and empirical research that shape the modern discourse on health, illness, and healthcare systems.

The book features diverse interdisciplinary perspectives that appeal not only to medical sociologists but also to healthcare practitioners, policy makers, and public health researchers. It covers major topics such as health behaviors, epidemiology, social determinants of health, patient-provider dynamics, and comparative health systems globally.

Key Topics Covered:

• Medical Sociology

• Epidemiology

• Social Demography of Health

• Social Stress

• Health Behavior

• Illness Behavior

• Healing Options

• Doctor-Patient Interaction

• Physician Socialization

• Physicians in a Changing Society

• Nurses and Nursing

• Hospitals and the Health Care System

• Health Care Delivery and Policy in the U.S.

• Comparative Health Care Systems

About the Editors

• William C. Cockerham is a noted scholar in medical sociology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

• Michael Glasser is affiliated with the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford and brings expertise in public health policy.

• Linda S. Heuser serves at Willamette University and contributes deep insight into health sociology and healthcare education.