Sociological Theory and Medical Sociology

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Sociological Theory and Medical Sociology is written by Graham Scambler and published by Routledge. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1000577597 (ISBN 10) and 9781000577594 (ISBN 13).

Originally published in 1987, this book builds bridges between medical sociology and mainstream theory. It does so by demonstrating in new and important ways how selected theories of major thinkers like Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Freud, Parsons, Goffman, Foucault, Habermas and Offe stand to inform, and in turn be informed by the often highly focused and empirical studies of health, disease and health care found in contemporary medical sociology. The topics covered include doctor-patient interaction and the formation of health policy.