Sociology of Health & Illness (ASS016-3)

Core Texts

Annandale. E. (1998) The sociology of health and medicine: a critical introduction. Camcridge: Polity.
Clarke, A. (2010) The sociology of healthcare. end edn. Harlow: Longman. [Electronic Book]
Nettleton, S. (2006) The sociology of health and illness. 2nd edn. Cambridge: Polity.
Scrambler, G. and Higgs, P. (1998) Modernity, medicine and health: medical sociology towards 2000. London: Routledge. [Electronic Book]

Peer-reviewed Journals

Forensic Psychiatry Journals

Newspapers

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Medical Knowledge, Ideology & Power

Annadale, E. (1998) The sociology of health and medicine: a critical introduction. Cambridge: Polity. Chapters 1, 2 & 3.
Bendelow, G.A. and Williams, S.J. (1995) 'Transcending the dualisms: towards a sociology of pain', Sociology of Health & Illness, 17(2), pp. 139-165. [Electronic Journal Article]
Brown, P. and Zavestoki, S. (2004) 'Social movements in health: an introduction, Sociology of Health & Illness, 26(6), pp. 679-694. [Electronic Journal Article]
Fox, N.J. and Ward, K.J. (2008) 'Pharma in the bedroom...and the kitchen...the phramaceuticalisation of daily life', Sociology of Health and Illness, 30(6), pp. 856-868. [Electronic Journal Article]
Nettleton, S. (2006) The sociology of health and illness. 2nd edn. Cambridge: Polity. Chapter 2.
Stacey, M. (1991) The sociology of health and healing. London: Routledge. Part 1, especially chapters 4, 5, & 6.

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