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Informationen zum Autor Hannah Bradby ’s research on howethnicity and racism intervene in the social relations of health has beenpublished in various journals including ‘Social Science and Medicine’ and‘Sociological Research Online’. Sheco-edits the journal ‘Ethnicity and Health’ and is the ‘Sociology of Health andIllness’ monograph series editor. Hannah has taught both medics andsociologists at the University of Warwick since 2000, employing variousrepresentations of health, illness and suffering including written (memoire,letters, reportage, fiction, clinical notes, empirical research) and spokenforms (evidence from clinicians, patients and former patients, in variouslanguages, and sometimes mediated by trained interpreters). She has worked onthe core medical school curriculum and special study modules and hascollaborated with students to publish books of their own sociological work,both written and photographic. Building on observations by the late MegStacey (the first female professor at the University of Warwick) on medicalsociology’s lack of attention to war as a public health problem Hannahco-edited (with Gillian Hundt) a collection entitled ‘Global Perspectives onWar, Gender and Health’ (2010, Avebury). ‘Medical Sociology: An introduction’(2009, Sage) seeks to interpret sociological criticism of medicine and insightsinto the experience of illness for medical students. Klappentext Sharp, bold and engaging, this book provides a contemporary account of why medical sociology matters in our modern society. Combining theoretical and empirical perspectives, and applying the pragmatic demands of policy, this timely book explores society's response to key issues such as race, gender and identity to explain the relationship between sociology, medicine and medical sociology. Each chapter includes an authoritative introduction to pertinent areas of debate, a clear summary of key issues and themes and dedicated bibliography. Chapters include: . social theory and medical sociology . health inequalities . bodies, pain and suffering . personal, local and global. Brimming with fresh interpretations and critical insights this book will contribute to illuminating the practical realities of medical sociology. This exciting text will be of interest to students of sociology of health and illness, medical sociology, and sociology of the body. Hannah Bradby has a visiting fellowship at the Department of Primary Care and Health Sciences, King's College London. She is monograph series editor for the journal Sociology of Health and Illness and co-edits the multi-disciplinary journal Ethnicity and Health. Zusammenfassung A clear! bold book which provides a contemporary account of why medicine and health matter in our modern society. Written by an expert in both sociology and medicine! it critically explores key areas of debate and policy whilst explaining the practical realities of medicine today. Inhaltsverzeichnis Prologue: Sociology, Medicine and Medical Sociology Introduction Medical Sociology and Its Relationship with Sociology ...
