Peter Morrall

Sociology and Nursing

An Introduction

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This lively, introductory text provides nurses with the foundations of a sociological understanding of health issues which they will find of great help in thinking about their work and the role of their profession . It explains the key sociological theories and debates with humor and imagination in a way which will encourage an inquisitive and reflective approach on the part of any student who engages with the text. The book is organized so that the student moves from the main sociological perspectives through the key concepts underpinning nursing to sociological approaches to themes which constantly recur in the experience of nursing. Individual chapters cover: - imagination - health - science - power - professions - medicalization - inequality - sex - madness - death There are summaries at the end of each chapter and suggestions for further reading. Students will find this a very readable text which covers the ground they need to know ina thought-provoking way . Lecturers will find it a helpful text for generating discussion in tutorials and seminars, as a type of formative assessment and in the preparation of summative assignments.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Dezember 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 138mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 290g
• ISBN-13: 9780415202282
• ISBN-10: 0415202280
• Artikelnr.: 22070485

Autorenporträt

Peter Morrall is a Senior Lecturer in Health and Sociology: at the University of Leeds.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Aims
Format
Content
1 Imagination
Structure
Interaction
Constructs
Summary
2 Health
Health polarities
Lay health
Social health
Summary
3 Science
Positivism
Bio
medicine
Realism
Summary
4 Power
Social power
Sick role
Patient empowerment
Summary
5 Professions
Professions
Medicine
Nursing
Summary
6 Medicalisation
Medicalisation
Iatrogenesis
Healthism
Summary
7 Inequality
Black Report
Health divide
Healthier nation
Summary
8 Sex
Sexuality
Gender
Risks
Summary
9 Madness
Mad definitions
Mad doctors
Mad society
Summary
10 Death
Virtual death
Social death
Inequitable death
Summary
Conclusion
Ambiguity
Deception
Cynicism
Appendix: practice grid
References
Index