Understanding the sociology of health

PART ONE: THEORIES, PERSPECTIVES AND CONCEPTS Sociological Theory: Explaining and Theorizing Concepts of Health and Medicine Medical Power and Knowledge Challenging Medical Dominance Evidence and Enquiry: An Overview of Sociological Research PART TWO: KEY THEMES Class and Health Ethnicity, Race and Health Gender and Health Mental Health Sexualities and Health - Megan Todd Sociology of the Body: Chronic Illness and Disability Health, Ageing and the Life Course PART THREE: CONTEXTS Places of Care Health Care in Context - Clare Swan and Pedro Morago A Brief Social History of Health and Healing Sport, Health, Exercise and the Body Death and Dying