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Copyright, iv
Preface, xiii
Part I. Introduction, 1
1. Medical Sociology, 1
The Development of Medical Sociology, 2
Defining Health, 7
Contrasting Ideas about Health and Social Behavior, 8
The Re-emergence of Infectious Diseases, 13
Bioethics, 19
Summary, 21
Suggested Readings, 21
Medical Sociology Internet Sites, 21
2. Epidemiology, 23
Epidemiological Measures, 24
The Development of Epidemiology, 26
The Complexity of Modern Ills: Heart Disease, 29
Disease and Modernization, 33
HIV/AIDS, 35
Summary, 42
Suggested Reading, 42
Epidemiology Internet Sites, 43
3. Social Demography of Health: Social Class, 45
The Components of Social Class, 47
Modern Diseases and the Poor, 51
Equality of Care and the Social Gradient in Mortality: The British Experience, 52
Neighborhood Disadvantage, 57
SES as a Fundamental Cause of Sickness and Mortality, 59
Summary, 62
Suggested Reading, 62
Social Class and Health Internet Sites, 62
4. The Social Demography of Health: Gender, Age, and Race, 64
Gender, 64
Age, 73
Race, 77
Summary, 88
Suggested Reading, 88
Social Demography of Health: Gender, Age, and Race Internet Sites, 88
Part II. Health and Illness, 90
5. Social Stress and Health, 90
Cooley, Thomas, and Goffman: Symbolic Interaction, 91
Durkheim: Functionalism, 93
Stress, 96
Social Factors and Stress, 99
Life Changes, 103
Summary, 111
Suggested Reading, 111
Social Stress Internet Sites, 112
6. Health Behavior and Lifestyles, 113
Health Lifestyles, 114
Preventive Care, 129
Summary, 132
Suggested Reading, 133
Health Behavior and Lifestyles Internet Sites, 133
7. Illness Behavior, 134
Self-Care, 135
Sociodemographic Variables, 135
Recognizing and Coping with Illness Symptoms, 150
Summary and Conclusion, 155
Suggested Reading, 156
Illness Behavior Internet Sites, 156
Part III. Seeking Health Care, 157
8. The Sick Role, 157
Illness as Deviance, 157
The Functionalist Approach to Deviance, 160
The Sick Role, 161
Medicalization, 166
Criticism of the Sick Role, 169
Labeling Theory, 174
Sickness as Social Deviance?, 177
Being Sick and Disabled, 178
Stigma, 180
Summary, 181
Suggested Reading, 182
The Sick Role Internet Sites, 182
9. Doctor–Patient Interaction, 184
Models of Interaction, 185
Misunderstandings in Communication, 188
Communication and Class Background, 190
Male Physicians and Women Patients, 191
Women Physicians, 193
Cultural Differences in Communication, 195
Patient Compliance, 198
The Future of Doctor–Patient Relations, 199
Doctor–Patient Relations and New Technology, 200
The New Genetics, 203
Summary, 205
Suggested Reading, 206
Doctor–Patient Interaction Internet Sites, 206
10. Healing Options, 208
Osteopaths, 208
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), 209
Chiropractors, 211
Faith Healers, 212
Folk Healers, 217
Summary, 225
Suggested Reading, 225
Healing Options Internet Sites, 225
Part IV. Providing Health Care, 227
11. Physicians, 227
The Professionalization of the Physician, 227
The Socialization of the Physician, 235
The Power Structure of American Medicine, 242
Summary, 245
Suggested Reading, 245
Physicians Internet Sites, 246
12. The Physician in a Changing Society, 247
Social Control of Medical Practice, 249
Countervailing Power, 253
Government Regulation, 254
Managed Care, 255
The Coming of the Corporation, 257
The Changing Physician–Patient Relationship, 259
The Deprofessionalization of Physicians, 260
The Evolution of the Organization of Medical Practice, 262
Summary, 263
Suggested Reading, 263
The Physician in a Changing Society Internet Sites, 264
13. Nurses, Physician Assistants, Pharmacists, and Midwives, 265
Nursing: Past and Present, 266
Nursing: Future Trends, 277
Physician Assistants, 279
Pharmacists, 280
Midwives, 281
Summary, 282
Suggested Reading, 283
Nurses, Physician Assistants, Pharmacists, and Midwives Internet Sites, 283
14. The Hospital in Society, 285
The Development of the Hospital as a Social Institution, 285
Hospitals in the United States, 290
The Organization of the Nonprofit Community Hospital, 292
The Hospital–Patient Role, 298
The Rising Cost of Hospitalization, 303
Summary, 305
Suggested Reading, 306
Hospitals Internet Sites, 306
Part V. Health Care Delivery Systems, 307
15. Health Care Delivery and Social Policy in the United States, 307
Rising Costs, 308
Equity in Health Services, 314
Distribution of Services, 315
Overview of Health Care Delivery, 317
Social Legislation in Health Care, 320
Health Reform, 325
Health Care: A Right or a Privilege?, 327
Summary and Conclusion, 330
Suggested Reading, 331
Health Care Delivery and Social Policy in the United States Internet Sites, 331
16. Global Health Care, 332
Socialized Medicine: Canada, Great Britain, and Sweden, 338
Decentralized National Health Programs: Japan, Germany, and Mexico, 347
Socialist Medicine: Alterations in Russia and China, 357
Conclusion, 364
Suggested Reading, 365
Health Care in Other Countries Internet Sites, 365
References, 367
Photo Credits, 404
Name Index, 405
Subject Index, 411

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