Key Concepts in Medical Sociology 3/e

Dr Lee F. Monaghan is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Limerick. Jonathan Gabe is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Introduction PART 1: SOCIAL PATTERNING OF HEALTH Pandemics and Epidemics - Robert Dingwall Social Class - Graham Scambler Gender - Ellen Annandale Ethnicity - Hannah Bradby Sexuality - Sue Scott Intersectionality - Anuj Kapilashrami Place - Katherine L. Frohlich, Julie Vallee, Sally Macintyre & Anne Ellaway Environment - Sara MacBride-Stewart Material and Cultural Factors - Graham Scambler Psychosocial Factors - Antonia Bifulco Life Events - Antonia Bifulco Ageing and the Lifecourse - Paul Higgs Neoliberalism - Judith Green & Kirsten Bell Social Capital - Orla McDonnell PART 2: EXPERIENCE OF HEATH AND ILLNESS Medicalization - Jonathan Gabe Pharmaceuticalization - Jonathan Gabe Illness and Health Behaviours - Lee F. Monaghan Stigma - Lee F. Monaghan & Simon J. Williams Embodiment - Simon J. Williams & Lee F. Monaghan Emotions - Gillian Bendelow & Iain Wilkinson Chronic Illness - Lee F. Monaghan & Mike Bury Disability - Janice McLaughlin Illness Narratives - Lee F. Monaghan & Mike Bury Risk - Jonathan Gabe The Sick Role - Lee F. Monaghan & Mike Bury Practitioner-Client Relationships - Alison Pilnick Quality of Life - Mary Boulton Sleep - Simon J. Williams Death and Dying - Gitte H. Koksvik & David Clark PART 3: HEALTH, KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE The Medical Model - Lee F. Monaghan & Mike Bury Social Constructionism - Orla McDonnell Lay Knowledge - Gareth H. Williams, Eva Elliott & Jennie Popay Medical Tourism - Neil Lunt Reproduction - Jane Sandall, Lee F. Monaghan & Jonathan Gabe Medical Technologies - Alex Faulkner Digital Health - Deborah Lupton Geneticization - Rebecca Dimond, Heather Strange & Jacqueline Hughes Bioethics - Gabrielle Samuel & Bobbie Farsides Surveillance and Health Promotion - Sarah Nettleton PART 4: HEALTH WORK AND THE DIVISION OF LABOUR Medical Autonomy, Dominance and Decline - Jonathan Gabe & Mary Ann Elston Trust in Medicine - Jonathan Gabe Professions Allied to Medicine - Ivy Lynn Bourgeault Nursing and Midwifery as Occupations - Abbey Hyde & Orla McDonnell Social Divisions in Formal Healthcare - Catherine Theodosius Health Professional Migration and Integration - Ivy Lynn Bourgeault Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Sarah Cant Emotional Labour - Catherine Theodosius Informal Care - Sue Hollinrake PART 5: HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION AND POLICY Hospitals and Healthcare Organizations - Per Maseide Privatization - Jonathan Gabe Managerialism - Jonathan Gabe Consumerism - Jonathan Gabe Citizenship and Health - Gareth H. Williams, Patrick Brown, Eva Elliott & Jennie Popay Social Movements and Health - Nick Crossley Medicines Regulation - Jonathan Gabe Evaluation - Nicholas Mays Malpractice - Jonathan Gabe

This book has and will continue to be essential introductory reading for students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the social and health sciences and those in professional training who have an interest in the sociology of health and illness. It is comprehensive in its scope addressing a broad range of key sociological concepts which relate to the analysis of health, illness and health policy. This third edition contains accessible, updated entries on many of the concepts addressed in previous editions but also introduces much needed analysis of salient concepts such as on pandemics and epidemics, sexuality, intersectionality, the environment, medical tourism and digital health. -- Professor Michael Calnan This impressive scholarly collection of key ideas in the sociology of health and medicine is essential reading for health and medical students; researchers and policy makers. It is particularly pertinent as we contemplate health and healthcare since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. -- Professor Karen Willis This third edition of the popular and comprehensive concept-based examination of the field of medical sociology is an excellent addition to the literature. It effectively updates the 'state of play' in that sub discipline as well as successfully incorporating new developments including the COVID pandemic, digital health, consumerism, and environmentalism. -- Professor Evan Willis This new edition of a favourite companion offers a veritable bounty of ideas for fostering knowledge about health and illness. Organised as a collection of multiple small chapters, each focusing on a specific concept and relevant subject matter; the editors have resisted the contemporary temptation to focus on culture and agency, offering many explorations of these as well as the material and structural shaping of health and illness. Comprehensive, beautifully written and well organised, the volume invites the reader into the world of health sociology, yet draws from many disciplines to offer sociological perspectives that will be both insightful and indispensable for students and fellow researchers. -- Professor Fran Collyer An academy of British, Canadian, European, and Australian scholars offers a tantalizing taste of traditional and innovative medical sociology ideas that demonstrate the pressing relevance of probing the social trade-offs of health and illness in a globalizing world. From medicalization to stigma, this book is a must-read introduction for those curious about the greatest hits of medical sociology. -- Professor Stefan Timmermans