Health

Informationen zum Autor Peter Aggleton is Reader in Education at Goldsmiths' College, University of London. He has worked extensively in health and health promotion and has taught sociology to students in adult, further and higher education. Zusammenfassung A comprehensive, accessible introduction to the sociology of health and illness. Aggleton contrasts bio-medical and sociological perspectives, linking these with their implications for health care and policy. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations, Preface, 1. Defining health, 2. Measuring health, 3. Explaining health, 4. Social-positivist explanations, 5. Interactionist explanations, 6. Structuralist explanations, 7. Perspectives on health policy, References, Index

Product details

• Authors: Peter Aggleton, Peter (Unsw Sydney Aggleton
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.12.2015
• EAN: 9781138174214
• ISBN: 978-1-138-17421-4
• No. of pages: 170
• Series: Society Now
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; SOCIAL SCIENCE / People with Disabilities, Disability: social aspects