The New Blackwell Companion to Medical Sociology

Part I: Introduction:

1. Medical Sociology and Sociological Theory: William C. Cockerham (University of Alabama) and Graham Scambler (University College, London)

2. Health and Culture: Stella Quah (National University of Singapore)

3. The Sociology of the Body: Sarah Nettleton (University of York)

Part II: Health and Social Inequalities:

4. Health and Social Stratification: Eero Lahelma (University of Helsinki)

5. Health Status and Gender: Ellen Annandale (University of Leicester)

6. Health, Ethnicity, and Race: Hannah Bradby (University of Warwick) and James Y. Nazroo (University of Manchester)

Part III: Health and Social Relationships:

7. Health and Religion: Ellen L. Idler (Emory University)

8. Health Lifestyles: Bringing Structure Back: William C. Cockerham (University of Alabama)

9. Social Capital and Health: Lijun Song (Vanderbilt University), Joonmo Son (National University of Singapore), and Nan Lin (Duke University)

10. Medicalization, Social Control, and the Relief of Suffering: Joseph E. Davis (University of Virginia)

11. Stress: William R. Avison (University of Western Ontario) and Stephanie S. Thomas (University of Western Ontario)

12. Stress in the Workplace: Johannes Siegrist (University of Düsseldorf)

Part IV: Health and Disease:

13. Emerging Infectious Diseases, Urbanization, and Globalization in the Time of Global Warming: George J. Armelagos (Emory University) and Kristin N. Harper (Columbia University)

14. Chronic Illness: Kathy Charmaz (Sonoma State University) and Dana Rosenfeld (University of Keele)  

Part V: Health Care Delivery:

15. Health Professions and Occupations: Elianne Riska (University of Helsinki)

16. Challenges to the Doctor–Patient Relationship in the Twenty-First Century: Jennifer Vanderminden (University of New Hampshire) and Sharyn J. Potter (University of New Hampshire)

17. Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Processes of Legitimation, Professionalization, and Cooption: Hans A. Baer (University of Melbourne)

18. The American Health Care System: Beginning the Twenty-First Century with High Risk, Major Challenges, and Great Opportunities: Bernice A. Pescosolido (Indiana University) and Carol A. Boyer (Rutgers University)

19. The British Health Care System: Michael Bury (University of London)

20. The Convergence and Divergence of Modern Health Care Systems: Fred Stevens (University of Maastricht)

21. Social Policies and Health Inequalities: Amélie Quesnel-Vallée (McGill University) and Tania Jenkins (McGill University)

Part VI: New Developments:

22. A Sociological Gaze on Bioethics: Kristina Orfali (Columbia University) and Raymond G. DeVries (University of Michigan Medical School)

23. Medical Sociology and Genetics: Paul A. Martin (University of Nottingham) and Robert Dingwall (University of Nottingham)

24. New Developments in Neuroscience and Medical Sociology: Simon J. Williams (University of Warwick)

Author Index

Subject Index