The Sociology Of Health, Healing, And Illness

A Brief Introduction To The Sociology Of Health, Healing, And Illness -- The Development Of Scientific Medicine -- Social Epidemiology -- Society, Disease, And Illness -- Social Stress -- Health Behavior -- Experiencing Illness And Disability -- Physicians And The Profession Of Medicine -- Medical Education And The Socialization Of Physicians -- Nurses, Mid-level Health Care Practitioners, And Allied Health Workers -- Complementary And Alternative Medicine -- The Physician-patient Relationship: Background And Models -- Professional And Ethical Obligations Of Physicians In The Physician-patient Relationship -- The Health Care System Of The United States -- Health Care Delivery -- The Social Implications Of Advanced Health Care Technology -- Comparative Health Care Systems. Gregory L. Weiss, Lynne E. Lonnquist. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.