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Health, illness, and medicine in Canada / Juanne Nancarrow Clarke.
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Title:Health, illness, and medicine in Canada / Juanne Nancarrow Clarke.
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Author/Creator:Clarke, Juanne N. (Juanne Nancarrow), 1944-
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Published/Created:Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press, ©2012.
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Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: WA31 .C598h 2012
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects: Social medicine--Canada.
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Medical Subjects:Social Medicine--Canada.
Sociology, Medical--Canada.
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Edition:6th ed.
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Description:xx, 463 pages : ill., maps ; 23 cm
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Summary:"Exploring the theories and issues of health and medical sociology in Canada, this sixth edition offers students an engaging, accessible, and authoritative introduction to the field. Balancing theoretical and practical concerns, the text provides a foundation to the field with coverage of the major sociological approaches before moving on to discuss key issues impacting Canadians, such as societal inequality, culture, disease, and death. A thorough analysis of the Canadian medical system and how it compares to other systems throughout the world prepares students to evaluate health care practices at home and abroad. Current, Canadian, and comprehensive, this sixth edition of Health, Illness, and Medicine in Canada is essential reading for students of health and medical sociology."--pub. desc.
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages [427]-455) and index.
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ISBN:9780195443295 (alk. paper)
0195443292 (alk. paper)
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Contents:Part I: Sociological Perspectives
1. Ways of Thinking Sociologically about Health, Illness, and Medicine
Structural Functionalism
Conflict Theory
Symbolic Interactionist Theory
Feminist and Critical or Anti-racist Theories
Sociology of Health in Canada
Part II: Sociology of Health and Illness
2. Disease and Death: Canada in International and Historical Context
Life Expectancy
Death, Disease, and Disability in Global Context
Death, Disease, and Disability in Canadian Society
Precursors to the Major Causes of Disease and Death in Canada
3. Environmental and Occupational Health and Illness
The Major Environmental Issues
Air Pollution and Human Health
Water Pollution and Human Health
Land Pollution and Human Health
Biodiversity
Food Safety
Occupational Health and Safety
Other Accidents and Violence
4. Social Inequity, Disease, and Death: The Social Determinants of Health
Political Explanations for Inequality and Poor Health
An Operating Model for the Social Determinants of Health
The Social Determinants of Health: Evidence from Canada
Social Theory, Economics, and Health
5. Social Inequity, Disease, and Death in Canada: Age, Gender, Racialization, and Ethnicity
Introduction: Social-Structural Positions and Health
Age, Gender, and Life Expectancy
Racialization, Ethnicity, and Minority Status
Explanations for the Health Effects of Inequalities
6. Some Social-Psychological Explanations for Illness
Stress
Social Support
Sense of Coherence
Religion and Health: Theoretical Views
The Illness Iceberg
Why People Seek Help 7. The Experience of Being Ill
Illness, Sickness, and Disease
Variations in the Experience of Being Ill
Popular Conceptions of Health, Illness, and Disease
The Insider's View: How Illness Is Experienced
Case Study: Women and Cancer
Part III: Sociology of Medicine
8. The Social Construction of Scientific and Medical Knowledge and Medical Practice
Introduction: The Sociology of Medical Knowledge
Medical and Scientific Knowledge: Historical and Cross-Cultural Context
Medical Science and Medical Practice: A Gap in Values
Medical Science Reinforces Gender Role Stereotypes
The Sociology of Medical Practice
Doctor-Patient Communication
9. Medicalization: The Medical-Moral Mix
A Brief History of Western Medical Practice
Medicalization: A Critique of Contemporary Medicine
The Contemporary Physician as Moral Entrepreneur
Uncertainty and Medicalization
Medicalization and Demedicalization
10. The History and Current State of Medicare in Canada
Early Canadian Medical Organizations
The Origins of the Contemporary Medical-Care System
The Efforts of Early Allopathic Physicians to Organize
A Brief History of Universal Medical Insurance in Canada
The Impact of Medicare on the Health of Canadians
The Impact of Medicare on Medical Practice
The Impact of Medicare on Health-Care Costs
11. The Medical Profession
The 'Profession' of Medicine
A Brief History of Medical Education in North America
Medical Education in Canada Today
The Process of Becoming a Doctor
Getting Doctored
Organization of the Medical Profession: Autonomy and Social Control
The Management of Mistakes
12. Nurses and Midwives in the Changing Health-Care System
Nursing: The Historical Context
Nursing Today: Issues of Sexism, Managerial Ideology, Hospital Organization, and Cutbacks
Nursing as a Profession
Midwifery
13. Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Alternative, Complementary, and Allopathic Medicine
Chiropractic
Naturopathy
Therapeutic Touch
14. The Medical-Industrial Complex
Drug Use
Physicians and Prescribing Pharmacists
The Pharmaceutical Industry
Medical Devices and Bioengineering
15. Health-Care Systems in International Context
Globalization, Medicalization, and Health-Care
A Brief History of the Worldwide Concern for Health
Health-Care System Differences around the Globe
Traditional Medicines in Global Context
Health-Care in the United States
Health-Care in Developing Countries
Health-Care in Brazil