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Contents
Acknowledgements
'Guided tour' of pedagogical features
Companion website information
Introduction 1
Section 1 Theories, Perspectives and Concepts 3
1 Sociological theory: explaining and theorising 5
2 Concepts of health and medicine 22
3 Medical power and knowledge 34
4 Challenging medical dominance 52
5 Evidence and enquiry: an overview of sociological research 71
Section 2 Key Themes 89
6 Class and health 91
7 Ethnicity, 'race' and health 119
8 Gender and health 142
9 Mental health 159
10 Sociology of the body: chronic illness and disability 184
11 Health, ageing and the lifecourse 210
Section 3 Contexts 227
12 Places of care 229
13 Health care in context with Clare Swan and Pedro Morago 253
Glossary 273
References 280
Index 297