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Routledge Health Care and Health Knowledge: Medical Sociology (Routledge)

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Originally published in 1977, Health Care and Health Knowledge examines foundational work in medical sociology, exploring how medicine functions within social structures and maintains social order. This Routledge Library Edition addresses the growing economic significance of healthcare across national economies and the resulting pressures for state regulation and intervention. The volume investigates the complex relationship between health, society, and knowledge systems, presenting scholarly analysis of how healthcare has become a substantial component of most countries' gross national product. Ideal for students and researchers in sociology, anthropology, and medical humanities seeking to understand the historical development of medical sociology and its critical perspectives on health systems and social policy.

Key Features

Routledge Library Editions reissue brings this 1977 medical sociology text back into print for contemporary academic use.

Examines medicine's role in maintaining social order and explores the economic significance of healthcare within national economies.

Covers intellectual and social stimuli driving developments in the medical sociology field and state intervention in health systems.

Suitable for university courses in sociology, anthropology, medical humanities, and health policy studies.

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hardcover
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Amazon UK
Release Date
09 May 2018
Listed Since
04 December 2017

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