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1. The Sociology of Health and Illness

   A Reader

   Edited by Michael Bury, Jonathan Gabe

   Series: Routledge Student Readers

   A wide-ranging collection of both classic writings and more recent articles in the sociology of health and illness, this reader is organized into the following sections: * health beliefs and knowledge* inequalities and patterning of health and illness* professional and patient interaction* chronic...

   Published September 24th 2003 by Routledge
2. Health and Illness in a Changing Society

   By Michael Bury

   Health and illness are intensely personal matters. It seems self evident that health is a basic necessity of the 'good life', though it is often taken for granted. Illness, on the other hand challenges our sense of security and may introduce acute anxiety into our lives. Health and Illness in a...

   Published May 14th 1997 by Routledge
3. Life After Ninety

   By Michael Bury, Anthea Holme

   In Life After Ninety Micheal Bury and Anthea Holme have surveyed and interviewed 200 individuals, living at home and in institutions, to examine old age stereotypes and present a unique picture of the health, quality of life, and social circumstances of the very old. Longevity and the factors which...

   Published March 6th 1991 by Routledge
4. The Sociology of the Health Service

   Edited by Michael Bury, Michael Calnan, Jonathan Gabe

   The Sociology of the Health Service responds directly to the need to develop a sociological analysis of current health policy. Topics covered vary from privatisation and health service management to health education and the politics of professional power. Also included is an histroical review of...

   Published February 6th 1991 by Routledge