This accessible book shows how social structures and social norms shape both individual and collective health. It provides readers with an insightful understanding of the relationship between society, health and illness, and highlights issues to inform a progressive, patient-centred approach to contemporary healthcare.
The book begins by discussing how health has been defined and understood over the last century, before examining how social issues such as deprivation, class, employment, housing, gender, ethnicity and policy shape health and contribute to health inequities. The book then discusses public health initiatives such as health promotion and screening programmes, the impact of resource allocation and the role that politics and policy play in supporting a healthy society. To bring concepts to life, the book uses cases studies from the United Kingdom, United States and Canada.
Guided by the fundamental principle that everything in a society has some effect or impact upon its health, and assuming no prior knowledge of the social sciences, this is the ideal book for healthcare students across nursing, medicine, midwifery and pharmacy, as well as anyone interested in the relationship between health and society.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"Understanding Health, Illness and Society is a lively, engaging and comprehensive introduction to health inequalities for undergraduate students. Through a rare combination of insight, humour, and academic rigor, Paton navigates the complexities between individual health and well-being and broader societal structures. This indispensable text should become the 'go-to' for healthcare students and professionals seeking to understand sociology in health."
- Prof Kate Flemming PhD RN, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, UK
"This book provides an excellent introduction to the relationship between health and society. The fact that it is written in an easily accessible and reader-friendly style commends it to every reader, but this book serves as a fantastic introduction for those healthcare students who have a desire to learn about the sociological aspects of healthcare (as all healthcare students should). I would certainly endorse this book to all pharmacy students."
- Dr Joseph Bush, Dean of Aston Pharmacy School, Aston University, UK
"Understanding Health, Illness and Society is a wonderful book giving a valuable insight into to the social context of health and people's understanding of health. At a time when patient's needs are getting increasingly complex, it is important to understand the wider context of health. This book provides this context and more. Every doctor and medical student should read it."
- Dr Mumtaz Patel, President, Royal College of Physicians, London, UK
Sprache
Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
Postgraduate, Professional Practice & Development, and Undergraduate Core
Illustrationen
18 s/w Abbildungen, 18 s/w Zeichnungen, 4 s/w Tabellen
4 Tables, black and white; 18 Line drawings, black and white; 18 Illustrations, black and white
Maße
Höhe: 246 mm
Breite: 174 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-032-67756-9 (9781032677569)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Alexis Paton is Director of the Centre for Health and Society at Aston University, where she is a senior lecturer in social epidemiology and the sociology of health, and programme director of the Masters of Public Health. She is also lead for the Social and Psychological Aspect of Health curriculum for Aston Medical School, where she has developed the current curriculum in line with GMC requirements and learning outcomes for graduates.
1.Introduction: What is Health? 2.The Social Context of Health: The Social and Structural Determinants of Health. 3.How People Understand Their Health. 4.Health-Related Behaviours. 5.Promoting Health and Wellbeing. 6.Politics and Health. 7.Sustainable Healthcare: Future-proofing the Health of Britain. 8.Conclusion. 9.Test Yourself.
