Cockerham, William C. <br/><br/>
Medical sociology / 
William C. Cockerham 
 - 8th ed. 
 - Upper Saddle River, N.J. :  Prentice Hall,  c2001 
 - xii, 418 p. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Preface. - 1. Medical Sociology. - 2. Epidemiology. - 3. The Social Demography of Health. - 4. Social Stress. - 5. Health Behavior and Lifestyles. - 6. Illness Behavior. - 7. Healing Options. - 8. The Sick Role. - 9 Doctor-Patient Interaction. - 10. Physicians. - 11. The Physician in a Changing Society.  - 12 Nurses, Physician Assistants, Pharmacists, and Midwives. - 13. Hospitals. - 14. Health Care Delivery and Social Policy in the United States. - 15. Health Care in Developed Countries. - 16. Health Care in Former Socialist, Socialist, and Developing Countries. - References. - Name Index. -  Subject Index. 
<br/><br/> ...The principal goal of the textbook since its inception has been to introduce students to medical sociology by presenting the ideas, concepts, themes, theories, and research findings in the field ... The intent is to identify and discuss the most current issues, debates, and findings in medical sociology - Preface 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0130165573 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social medicine.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>362.1  / COC