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The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia Of Health, Illness, Behavior And Society (MULTI VOL SETS 5 Vols.)

The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia Of Health, Illness, Behavior And Society (MULTI VOL SETS 5 Vols.)

by William C. Cockerham , Robert Dingwall , Stella R. Quah
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Book cover type: Hardcover

Offering more than 700 entries across 20 sub-disciplines, this encyclopedia represents the first comprehensive, interdisciplinary, and international reference work on all aspects of the social scientific study of health and illness. Spans concepts, theories, and substantive topics relating to the study of health in our globalized, 21st-century world from aging and stress to ICT and health care, and from disabilities to socio-economic status Brings together an experienced author team from across Europe, Asia, and America, who represent a variety of health-related disciplines Provides definitive coverage of each topic, combining different areas of the social scientific study of health in a way that reflects and promotes interdisciplinary health research Accessibly structured A to Z entries also include brief bibliographies and cross-references to enhance clarity 5 Volumeswww.healthandsocietyencyclopedia.com

William C. Cockerham is Distinguished Professor and Chair of Sociology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His publications include Social Causes of Health and Disease, Second Edition (2013), Medical Sociology, 12th edition (2012), and The New Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Medicine (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010). Robert Dingwall is a consulting sociologist and part-time Professor at Nottingham Trent University. He has published widely on research in medicine, law, and science and technology and is a former editor ofSociology of Health and Illness. Stella Quah is Adjunct Professor of Sociology at the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School. She is author and editor of several books including Crisis Preparedness: Asia and the Global Governance of Epidemics (2007), Families in Asia: Home and Kin (2009), and International Encyclopedia of Public Health (co-edited with Harald Kristian Heggenhougen, 2008). Read less

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  • Pages: 2696
  • ISBN13: 9781444330762
  • Item Weight: 5310 grams
  • Original Price: 1092.0 USD
  • Edition: N/A
  • Binding: Hardcover