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• Title:Sociology for nurses / edited by Elaine Denny and Sarah Earle.
  
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• Other Contributors/Collections:Denny, Elaine.
  Earle, Sarah, 1972-
  
• Published/Created:Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2005.
  

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  • Location:OKANAGAN LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: WY87 .S665 2005
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

  • Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: WY87 .S665 2005
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Nursing--Social aspects.
  Social medicine.
  
• Medical Subjects: Nursing Care--psychology.
  Sociology, Medical--Nurses' Instruction.
  Social Medicine--Nurses' Instruction.
  
• Description:ix, 310 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
  
• Summary:Focuses on the relevance of sociology to contemporary nursing practice. Clearly written, and carefully illustrated, the book uses jargon-free explanations of sociological theories and evidence to show how studying sociology can be useful in all branches of professional nursing practice.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:0745631002
  0745631010 (pb)
  
• Contents:Introduction / Sarah Earle and Elaine Denny
  1. What is sociology? / Keith Sharp
  2. Why should nurses study sociology? / Barbara Green
  3. What is health? / Sarah Earle
  4. Nursing as an occupation / Elaine Denny
  5. Gendered concerns / Gayle Letherby
  6. Contemporary perspectives on ageing / Pat Chambers
  7. Chronic illness, disabling barriers, discrimination and prejudice / Nick Watson
  8. Social class and health / Terry O'Donnell
  9. Race and ethnicity / Lorraine Culley and Simon Dyson
  10. family, health and caring / Geraldine Brown and Corinne Wilson
  11. Primary care in the community / Mike Filby
  12. Hospitals and institutions in the community / Philip Shelton
  13. Health policy / David Cox
  14. management and organization of health care / Alistair Hewison
  15. Health, housing and the environment / Douglas McCarrick.