Medical sociology /
William C. Cockerham.
- 12th ed.
- Boston : Prentice Hall, c2012.
- xiii, 418 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Medical sociology -- Epidemiology -- Social demography of health : social class -- The social demography of health : gender, age, and race -- Social stress and health -- Health behavior and lifestyles -- Illness behavior -- The sick role -- Doctor-patient interaction -- Healing options -- Physicians -- The physician in a changing society -- Nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, and midwives -- The hospital in society -- Health care reform and social policy in the United States -- Global health care.