{"product_id":"the-sociology-of-health-and-peter-f-conrad-9781544326245","title":"The Sociology of Health and Illness: Critical Perspectives","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNow with SAGE Publishing!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eTenth Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Sociology of Health and Illness: Critical Perspectives\u003c\/strong\u003e addresses the crucial issues in this field with over 45 readings (1\/3 of which are new to this edition) from the scholarly literature on health and medicine, thus providing students with the most balanced and comprehensive analysis of health care today. This best-selling anthology from Peter Conrad and Valerie Leiter includes both micro-level and structural perspectives, frameworks for understanding these critical issues, and a breadth of material that allows instructors to mix and match materials to meet their course needs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew to this Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e17 readings \u003c\/strong\u003eare new to this edition.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAll \u003cstrong\u003eintroductions\u003c\/strong\u003e by the editors have been updated to reflect new readings and the latest data. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe sections on \u003cstrong\u003eFinancing Medical Care\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eHealth Care Reform\u003c\/strong\u003e have been merged to reflect the current debate about health policy taking place largely within the context of financing.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe section previously called Comparative Health Policies is now called \u003cstrong\u003eGlobal Issues\u003c\/strong\u003e, with an expanded scope that includes health inequalities between countries, the globalization of ADHD, and the international migration of health care workers.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNew material on the dilemmas of medical technology\u003c\/strong\u003e provides both a conceptual framework for understanding the key issues as well as a case study about genetic counseling to help students apply those concepts directly.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNew readings on illness, medicine, and the internet\u003c\/strong\u003e offer increasingly relevant information on how individuals address health and illness in their increasingly technology-dominated lives.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA new section on globalization\u003c\/strong\u003e helps students understand the impact of factors such as the international pharmaceutical industry, international migration, and the role of the internet.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Conrad, Valerie Leiter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1544326246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781544326245\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications, Inc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 800\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 7.40w x 1.00d","brand":"Peter Conrad","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991573070079,"sku":"9781544326245","price":151.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7e799b41-8c24-41db-8a18-a540cf88dc52.jpg?v=1683311047","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sociology-of-health-and-peter-f-conrad-9781544326245","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}