Key Concepts in Medical Sociology

How do we understand health in relation to society? What role do social processes, structures and culture play in shaping our experiences of health and illness? How do we understand medicine and healthcare within a sociological framework? Drawing on international literature and examples, this third edition of 'Key Concepts in Medical Sociology' systematically explains the concepts that have preoccupied medical sociologists from its inception, and which have shaped the field as it exists today.