Health and Disease: A Reader (Health and Disease)

Articles collected here, drawn from biomedical and social sciences, history, literature, and lay accounts, reflect perspectives and debates on aspects of health and disease. Selections include excerpts from classic texts and specially commissioned articles, grouped into sections on cultural aspects, experiences, the role of medicine, the social context of health care, health work, and future prospects. Section introductions provide a context to the main themes, articles, and their authors. The book will be useful in courses on health studies, nursing, social policy, social work, and sociology. Davey lectures in health studies at the Department of Biological Sciences at the Open University. The book is distributed by Taylor & Francis. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)