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Informationen zum Autor Steven E. Barkan is professor emeritus of sociology at the University of Maine. He is the author of several texts, including Criminology: A Sociological Understanding , 8e, Law and Society: An Introduction , 2e, and Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World , version 3.0. , Social Problems: Continuity and Change (Flat World Knowledge), and Discovering Society: Using MicroCase ExplorIT , 3e (Cengage). Professor Barkan has written many journal articles dealing with topics such as racial prejudice and death penalty attitudes, views on police brutality, political trials, and feminist activism. These articles have appeared in the American Sociological Review, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Journal of Crime and Justice, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Justice Quarterly, Social Forces, Social Problems, Sociological Forum, Sociological Inquiry, and other journals. Professor Barkan is a past president of the Society for the Study of Social Problems and currently Vice President/President-elect of the Text and Academic Authors Association. Klappentext Clear and concise – integrates recent research with the social determinants of health to provide a comprehensive introduction to medical sociology Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments About the Author 1 Sociology and the Study of Health and Illness LEARNING QUESTIONS SOCIOLOGY AND MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY Sociology's Major Themes The Sociological Imagination Sociology's Theoretical Traditions THE SCOPE OF MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY The Influence of the Social Environment The Practice of Health Care The Social Construction of Illness RESEARCH METHODS IN MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY Surveys Qualitative Research Experiments Criteria of Causality CONCLUSION Summary | Giving It Some Thought | Key Terms 2 A Social History of Health and Illness LEARNING QUESTIONS HEALTH AND ILLNESS IN THE PREINDUSTRIAL WORLD The Ancient Civilizations The Middle Ages THE RISE OF SCIENTIFIC MEDICINE The Renaissance The Eighteenth Century The Nineteenth Century Ethical Issues in Scientific Medicine SOCIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY YESTERDAY AND TODAY The Industrial Revolution The Beginning of Epidemiology: John Snow and Cholera The Epidemiological Transition Public Health A Word about Rates CONCLUSION Summary | Giving It Some Thought | Key Terms 3 Health Behavior LEARNING QUESTIONS WHAT IS HEALTH BEHAVIOR? UNDERSTANDING HEALTH BEHAVIOR Macro Factors Micro Factors THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF HEALTH BEHAVIOR: SOCIAL CLASS, RACE AND ETHNICITY, AND GENDER Social Class Race and Ethnicity Gender Illustrating the Effects of Social Class, Race and Ethnicity, and Gender THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF HEALTH BEHAVIOR: OTHER FACTORS Social Relationships Neighborhood Living Conditions Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Religious Involvement Corporate Practices Public Policy CONCLUSION Summary | Giving It Some Thought | Key Terms 4 Illness Behavior and the Illness Experience LEARNING QUESTIONS UNDERSTANDING ILLNESS Illness as a Social Construction Medicalization ILLNESS BEHAVIOR Stages of the Illness Experience Self-Care Help-Seeking Behavior The Social Context of Help-Seeking Behavior THE EXPERIENCE OF ILLNESS The Sick Role Coping with Illness A Representative Study of the Illness Experience: Women with STDs CONCLUSION Summary | Giving It Some Thought | Key Terms 5 Social Causes of Health and Health Problems LEARNING QUESTIONS 85 SOCIAL CONDITIONS AS FUNDAMENTAL CAUSES OF DISEASE SOCIAL CONDITIONS AS FUNDAMENTAL CAUSES OF HEALTH INEQUALITIES Soc...
