Handbook of the Sociology of Health, Illness, and Healing A Blueprin

The Handbook of the Sociology of Health, Illness & Healing advances the understanding of medical sociology by identifying the most important contemporary challenges to the field and suggesting directions for future inquiry. The editors provide a bluep

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Bernice A. Pescosolido    Jack K. Martin Jane D. McLeod    Anne Rogers ●



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Handbook of the Sociology of Health, Illness, and Healing A Blueprint for the 21st Century

Editors Bernice A. Pescosolido Institute of Social Research Indiana University Bloomington, IN USA [email protected] Jack K. Martin Institute of Social Research Indiana University Bloomington, IN USA [email protected]

Jane D. McLeod Institute of Social Research Indiana University Bloomington, IN USA [email protected] Anne Rogers University of Manchester Manchester UK [email protected]

ISBN 978-1-4419-7259-0 e-ISBN 978-1-4419-7261-3 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-7261-3 Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London © Springer Science+Business Me