| LC control no. | sh 85083029 |
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| Topical heading | Medical sociologists |
| Variant(s) | Health sociologists |
| See also | Sociologists Social medicine |
| Found in | Thompson, Scott. Careers in medical sociology, via Houston chronicle career advice website, July 6, 2016 (Medical sociologists study the impact of social and cultural factors on health care. This work includes studying the access to medical care of different ethnic groups and social classes and the ways that broader socioeconomic factors shape the organizational structures used by healthcare providers) Dictionary of occupational titles, via WWW, July 6, 2016 (under Sociologist: May specialize in research on social factors affecting health care, including definition of illness, patient and practitioner behavior, social epidemiology, and delivery of health care, and be designated Medical Sociologist) Oxford bibliographies website, July 6, 2016 (Medical sociology, sometimes referred to as health sociology, is the study of the social causes and consequences of health and illness. ... Medical sociology has evolved to the point today that it investigates health and medical problems from an independent sociological perspective. Medical sociologists now comprise one of the largest and most active groups doing sociological work in North America and Europe, and the field has expanded to other world regions as well. About one of every ten American sociologists is a medical sociologist.) University of British Columbia Department of Sociology Health & Healthcare web page, July 6, 2016 (Health sociology in the department involves the examination of health and illness at the intersections of social structures and institutions, governments and policies, healthcare systems and personal experiences. Health sociologists conduct research in the following areas of specialization: 1. Social determinants of health. 2. Experiences of health and illness. 3. Forms and activities of healthcare institutions. 4. Health and social policy) |
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