About this title: The fully revised edition of this successful textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to medical sociology and an assessment of its significance for social theory and the social sciences. It includes a completely revised chapter on mental health and new chapters on the sociology of the body and on the relationship between health and risk in contemporary societies. Bryan S Turner considers the ways in which different social theorists have interpreted the experience of health and disease, and the social relations and power structures involved in medical practice. He examines health as an ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Text seems clean, but former owner's name is on the inside, front cover. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 288 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780803980884ISBN:0803980884
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780803980884ISBN:0803980884
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Edition: Reprint
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Sage Publications, London
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780803975996ISBN:0803975996
Description: Fine in None Issued jacket. 273 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout. The fully revised edition of this successful textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to medical sociology and an assessment of its significance for social theory and the social sciences. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Card Cover
Publisher: Sage Publications, London
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780803980884ISBN:0803980884
Description: Good. No Jacket. Used book. Text clean but blemished in places by annotations to pages. No jacket. Card cover shows a few marks but is generally clean. This text will be essential reading for lecturers and students in sociology and related disciplines seeking a genuinely social scientific approach to understanding health and medicine in the modern world. 256 pages. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Sage Pubns, London
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780803980884ISBN:0803980884
Description: Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 256pp, references, index. Trade format paperback, slight bumping to corners, otherwise good, unmarked copy. A comprehensive introduction to medical sociology. read more
Edition: Second Edition
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA, U.S. A
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780803975996ISBN:0803975996
Description: As New. A revised edition of the book first published in 1987 which provides a comprehensive introduction to medical sociology and an assessment of its significance for social theory and the social sciences; it examines the ways different social theorists have interpreted the experience of health and disease, and the social relations and power structures involved in medical practice; it also examines health as an aspect of social action, and looks at the problem of health on three levels: the ... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Sage Pubns, Thousand Oaks, California, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780803980877ISBN:0803980876
Description: Very Good in Good+ jacket. Rare and hard-to-find. Small piece of tape, & moderate wear to dust jacket. Spine is tight; pgs are unmarked. A comprehensive introduction to medical sociology. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780803980877ISBN:0803980876
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Date Published: 28/07/1987
ISBN-13:9780803980884ISBN:0803980884
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Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780803975996ISBN:0803975996
Description: Very Good. 0803975996 Pub date: 1995. Condition: Very Good. May have moderate shelf, cover or corner wear, may not include any CDs or supplemental material. We are a tested and proven company with over 400, 000 satisfied customers since 1997. Choose expedited shipping for much. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Date Published: 22/08/1995
ISBN-13:9780803975996ISBN:0803975996
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780803980884ISBN:0803980884
Description: Paperback, ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in poor all round condition, suitable as a reading copy. pp., 450grams, ISBN: 0803980884. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780803980884ISBN:0803980884
Description: Paperback, ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in fair all round condition suitable as a reading copy. pp., 450grams, ISBN: 0803980884. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780803980884ISBN:0803980884
Description: Paperback, ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in fair all round condition suitable as a reading copy. pp., 450grams, ISBN: 0803980884. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780803980884ISBN:0803980884
Description: Paperback, ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in fair all round condition suitable as a reading copy. pp., 450grams, ISBN: 0803980884. read more
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