A sociology of health [electronic resource] /
edited by David Wainwright.
- Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; London : SAGE, c2008.
- 1 online resource (xvi, 199 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Wainwright offers an authoritative introduction to the key issues, perspectives and debates within the field of medical sociology, aiding readers' understanding of the impact that health and illness have on the behaviour, attitudes, beliefs and practices of an increasingly health-aware population.