The sociology of health and illness.
- Fourth edition / Sarah Nettleton.
- Cambridge : Polity, 2021.
- xv, 320 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm
Previous edition: 2013.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This reader brings together recent writing on health, illness and health care in contemporary society. It emphasizes the empirical nature of medical sociology and its relationship with the development of sociological theory.