Sociological Approaches to Health, Healthcare and Nursing

Introduction

Society and its impact on health (Platform 2)

Part 1: Health

Culture, belief systems, health and illness (Platform 2)

Global health, environment and climate change (Platform 2)

Health inequalities (class, race and gender) (Platform 2)

Disability and long-term illness (Platforms 3 and 4)

The life course and aging (Platform 2)

Death and dying (Platforms 3 and 4)

Part 2: Healthcare

Understanding health policy and health services (Platforms 5 and 7)

Health institutions and the changing role of the patient (Platforms 5 and 7)

Community and social care (Platform 7)

Health work and professionalism in a changing world (Platforms 1, 5 and 7)

Nursing and caring (Platforms 1, 4, 5 and 7)

Evaluating care: sociological understanding of evidence, risk and quality (Platforms 4 and 6)