Sociology for Health Professionals, 2/e


Author: Pandit
Edition: 2/e
ISBN: 9789351295761
Language: English
Published: 2016
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer

Sociology for Health Professionals, 2/eis written in student friendly language and their relevance to healthcare is stressed to make the subject interesting to students of all healthcare discipline.

Sociology for Health Professionals, 2/e

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Sociology for Health Professionals, 2/eis written in student friendly language and their relevance to healthcare is stressed to make the subject interesting to students of all healthcare discipline. Required illustrations and tables have been provided for easy understanding. Some of the important topics in the revised edition include role of social factors in health and disease, epidemiology in relation to sociology and clinical medicine, role of society in health generating activities, hazards of urbanisation and their impact, role of cultural factors in health and diseases, social problems, social security and social insurance and doctor-patient relationship and sick role, etc.

Key Features               

·  All chapters are updated with current information.

·  Marriage and Health aspects are discussed in this edition.

·  Brief introduction of epidemiology is given in simple terms.

·  The hazards of urbanization and their related health impacts are discussed in detail.

·  The role of social and cultural factors is discussed in details.