{"product_id":"the-wiley-blackwell-companion-to-medical-sociology-paperback","title":"The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Medical Sociology - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam C. Cockerham\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE WILEY BLACKWELL COMPANION TO Medical Sociology\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wiley Blackwell Companion to Medical Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e is an authoritative overview of the most recent research, major theoretical approaches, and central issues and debates within the field. Bringing together contributions from an international team of leading scholars, this wide-ranging volume summarizes significant new developments and discusses a broad range of globally-relevant topics. The \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e's twenty-eight chapters contain timely, theoretically-informed coverage of the coronavirus pandemic and emerging diseases, bioethics, healthcare delivery systems, health disparities associated with migration, social class, gender, and race. It also explores mental health, the family, religion, and many other real-world health concerns. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most up-to-date and comprehensive single-volume reference on the key concepts and contemporary issues in medical sociology, this book: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresents thematically-organized essays by authors who are recognized experts in their fields\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures new chapters reflecting state-of-the-art research and contemporary issues relevant to global health \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers vital topics such as current bioethical debates and the global effort to cope with the coronavirus pandemic\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the important relationship between culture and health in a global context\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvide fresh perspectives on the sociology of the body, biomedicalization, health lifestyle theory, doctor-patient relations, and social capital and health\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wiley Blackwell Companion to Medical Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for advanced under-graduate and graduate students in medical sociology, health studies, and health care, as well as for academics, researchers, and practitioners wanting to keep pace with new developments in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWILLIAM C. COCKERHAM\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Chair Emeritus at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA, and Research Scholar of Sociology at the College of William \u0026amp; Mary in Virginia, USA. His PhD is from the University of California at Berkeley, USA. He is past President of the Research Committee on Health Sociology of the International Sociological Association. Currently, he is Deputy Editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Health and Social Behavior\u003c\/i\u003e and has served on the editorial boards of several journals, including the \u003ci\u003eAmerican Sociological Review\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSociety and Mental Health\u003c\/i\u003e. Dr. Cockerham has published numerous peer-reviewed papers on medical sociology and is author or editor of nineteen books and two encyclopedias.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 640\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.29 x 10 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 21, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53152402702643,"sku":"9781119637585","price":87.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/W7AzjGOgNP9781119637585.webp?v=1773989751","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-wiley-blackwell-companion-to-medical-sociology-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}