Sociological Approaches to Health, Healthcare and Nursing
- 1st Edition - September 9, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Author: Hannah Cooke
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 8 3 1 4 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 8 3 1 5 - 0
An understanding of the sociology of health and illness is central to effective health and social care practice. Sociological Approaches to Health, Healthcare and Nursing is a new… Read more
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Request a sales quoteAn understanding of the sociology of health and illness is central to effective health and social care practice. Sociological Approaches to Health, Healthcare and Nursing is a new book for pre- and post-registration nurses and allied health professionals that brings into focus the social context of their work and its social and cultural foundations.
The book introduces key social theories and concepts in an accessible way. It covers a range of contemporary post-COVID issues in health and healthcare. A central focus is the social determinants of health: the book discusses these in relation to inequality and discrimination related to social class, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity and disability. It examines contemporary cultural understandings of health, illness and the body while linking these to social changes and the growth of digital technologies and social media.
Aligned with the requirements of the updated NMC Standards of Proficiency for Nurses, this book will support the reader in considering modern healthcare systems and institutions, and their role in either reproducing or challenging inequalities of health. It encourages the reader to critically reflect on their own role within them and how they themselves can help to effect positive change.
The book introduces key social theories and concepts in an accessible way. It covers a range of contemporary post-COVID issues in health and healthcare. A central focus is the social determinants of health: the book discusses these in relation to inequality and discrimination related to social class, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity and disability. It examines contemporary cultural understandings of health, illness and the body while linking these to social changes and the growth of digital technologies and social media.
Aligned with the requirements of the updated NMC Standards of Proficiency for Nurses, this book will support the reader in considering modern healthcare systems and institutions, and their role in either reproducing or challenging inequalities of health. It encourages the reader to critically reflect on their own role within them and how they themselves can help to effect positive change.
- Aligned to the requirements of the updated NMC Standards of Proficiency for Nurses
- Presents a contemporary focus that takes into account changes in public health, healthcare services and health work post-pandemic
- Case studies illustrate key issues and bring theory to life
- Focuses on the wider determinants of health and inequalities in health and healthcare
- Provides an understanding of the patient experience and its social and cultural context in order to support patient-centred care
- Addresses the political and policy context of healthcare, including contemporary changes in the organisation of health services, changes in health work and changes in nursing work
- Offers regular ‘reflection points’ to encourage critical thinking
- Cover Image
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Dedication
- Part 1 Inequalities and Social Determinants of Health
- CHAPTER 1 Sociology of Health and Illness and the Social Determinants of Health
- Chapter Outline
- Why Study Sociology of Health and Illness?
- The Sociological Imagination
- How Sociologists Work
- Ideas About Health and Illness
- Social Determinants of Health
- Outline of the Three Sections of the Book
- Further Reading
- References
- CHAPTER 2 Social Class and Inequalities of Health
- Chapter Outline
- What Is Social Class?
- Changes in the Class Structure
- How Is Inequality Growing in the UK?
- Poverty
- What Do We Know About the Impact of Social Inequalities on Health?
- Explaining Inequalities in Health
- Summary of Key Points
- Further Reading
- References
- CHAPTER 3 Gender Inequalities in Health
- Chapter Outline
- Changing Conceptions of Gender
- Gender Inequalities in Society
- Gender and Health Inequality
- Gender Bias in Medicine and Healthcare
- Sexual and Gender Minorities and Health Inequalities
- Summary of Key Points
- Further Reading
- References
- CHAPTER 4 Ethnicity, ‘Race’ and Inequalities of Health
- Chapter Outline
- Ethnicity, Race and Racism
- Ethnic Diversity in the UK
- Ethnic Inequality in the UK
- Evidence of Ethnic Inequalities in Health
- Inequity, Institutional Racism and Discrimination in Health and Care Services
- Summary of Key Points
- Recommended Further Reading
- References
- Part 2 Health and Illness as Social and Cultural Experiences
- CHAPTER 5 Culture, Identity and the Body
- Chapter Outline
- Understanding Bodies
- Culture and the Control of Bodily Functions
- Disciplined Bodies
- Summary of Key Points
- Further Reading
- References
- Chapters 6 Concepts of Health and Illness and the Illness Experience
- Chapter Outline
- Concepts of Health and Illness
- The Experience of Illness
- The Social Regulation of Illness
- Summary of Key Points
- Further Reading
- References
- CHAPTER 7 Living With Long-Term Illness and Disability
- Chapter Outline
- Living With Long-Term Illness
- Living With Disability
- Summary of Key Points
- Further Reading
- References
- Part 3 The Social and Political Organisation of Healthcare
- CHAPTER 8 Healthcare Policy and Organisational Change
- Chapter Outline
- Introduction
- How Policy Gets Made and Who Makes It
- The Origins of the NHS
- Reform and Reorganisation: The Era of Continuous Revolution
- Key Policy Issues
- Summary of Key Points
- Further Reading
- References
- CHAPTER 9 Professionalism, Managerialism and Nursing Work
- Chapter Outline
- Introduction
- Managerialism in Healthcare
- The Changing Nature of Nursing Work
- Summary of Key Points
- Further Reading
- References
- CHAPTER 10 Healthcare Institutions and Places of Care
- Chapter Outline
- Introduction
- The Hospital as an Institution
- Care in the ‘Community’
- Summary of Key Points
- Further Reading
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 9, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 228
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780702083143
- eBook ISBN: 9780702083150
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Hannah Cooke
Affiliations and expertise
Honorary Senior Lecturer, Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK