The sociology and politics of health : a reader /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Purdy, Michael, 1953-, Banks, David, 1956-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2001.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Pt. I. Ideology and policy
  • The condition of the working class in England
  • National Health Service bill
  • The road to serfdom
  • Everyone a private patient
  • Supporting families
  • The new NHS
  • Saving lives
  • A new universalism
  • Pt. II. Social stratification and health
  • The poor and the poorest
  • The Black Report
  • Widening inequality of health in northern England, 1981-91
  • What makes women sick
  • You are dangerous to your health
  • Beyond the Black Report
  • The Acheson Report
  • Pt. III. Professionalisation and health
  • The profession of medicine
  • Governmentality and the institutionalization of expertise
  • The rise of surveillance medicine
  • The diagnostic test and the danger within
  • The modern rise of population
  • From tribalism to corporatism : the managerial challenge to medical dominance
  • Disability and the myth of the independent researcher
  • Pt. IV. Experiencing health and illness
  • Lay concepts of health
  • Pathways to the doctor - from person to patient
  • Going to see the doctor
  • Managing courtesy stigma : the case of Alzheimer's disease
  • Researching women's health work
  • The body in consumer society
  • Containing the body
  • A good enough death