Dictionary of Medical Sociology


William C. CockerhamandFerris J. Ritchey As a scientific discipline or specialty develops an identity, consensustypically emerges as to which concepts are central to the field, as wellas precise definitions of…[...]

New Blackwell Companion to Medical Sociology


The New Blackwell Companion toMedical Sociologyedited byWilliam C. Cockerham The New Blackwell Companion to Medical Sociology is the latest book in Blackwell’ s Companion series that brings together leading scholars…[...]

Basics of Social Research (Second Edition)


Qualitative and Quantitative : Approaches W. Lawrence Neuman Socialr esearchis all arounclu s. Educatorsg, o\,-ernment officials, business managers, hutntrrtservice providers, and health care professionalsregularly uses social research methods and findings.People…[...]

Handbook of Theories of Aging


Vern L. Bengtson, PhDK. Warner Schaie, PhDEditors How important are theories of aging? Does the time-consuming exercise ofbuilding theories-by which we mean the development of explanations toaccount for empirical relationships—have…[...]

The Frankfurt School and its Critics


Tom Bottomore The Frankfurt School of German social theory has exerted aconsiderable influence over the sociology of the last twogenerations. Originally a centre for the study of Marxist theorybrought into…[...]

The Legacy of Pierre Bourdieu


The Legacy of Pierre BourdieuCritical EssaysEdited bySimon Susen and Bryan S. Turner Unsurprisingly, the Second World War had separate and distinctiveconsequences for different national traditions of sociology. After the War,…[...]

White Saris and Sweet Mangoes


White Sarisand Sweet MangoesAging, Gender, and Body in North Indiasarah lamb This book is about aging, gender, and the making and unmaking of persons.Early on in my days in Mangaldihi…[...]

Aging and the Indian Diaspora


Cosmopolitan Familiesin India and AbroadSarah Lamb This book uses aging as a lens to examine and reflect upon profound processesof social change under way in India and the world today.…[...]

Families in Ageing Societies


Families in Ageing SocietiesA Multi-Disciplinary ApproachEdited bySARAH HARPER The trends towards falling fertility and mortality, and increasing longevity,which have led to the demographic ageing of all western industrialized societies,have not…[...]

Sociology And Health


Peter Morrall is Senior Lecturer in Health and Sociology at theUniversity of Leeds, UK. This lively, introductory text provides students and health practitionerswith the foundations of a sociological understanding ofhealth…[...]