An Outline of Sociology as Applied to Medicine, Third Edition provides
an understanding of the origins, nature, and context of illness in
society. This book discusses the relationship between health care and
the society in which it occurs. Organized into 15 chapters, this
edition begins with an overview of some deficiencies of the biomedical
model of illness. This text then explores the traditional medical
model, which holds that disease is a lesion inside the human body that
produces two types of indicator of its presence, namely, the signs and
symptoms. Other chapters consider the difference of perspectives
between doctor and patients. This book discusses as well the presence
of various biological causes of illness that is strongly influenced by
social factors. The final chapter deals with the social significance
of medicine. This book is a valuable resource for sociologists.
Primary care physicians and specialists will also find this book
extremely useful.
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ISBN
9781483183701
Publisert
2016
Utgave
3. utgave
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Vendor
Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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