Introduction: Health Sociology and the Social Model of Health
1. Imagining Health Problems as Social Issues, John Germov & Jennie Hornosty
2. Theorizing Health: Major Theoretical Perspectives in Health Sociology, John Germov & Jennie Hornosty
3. Researching Health:
Methodological Traditions and Innovations, Jennie Hornosty & Douglas Ezzy
Part One: The Social Production and Distribution of Health and Illness
4. Class, Health Inequality, and Social Justice, Jennie Hornosty & John Germov
5. Women's Health in Context: Gender Issues, Pat
Armstrong
6. Racialization, Ethno-Cultural Diversity, and Health, Jennie Hornosty
7. Canada's Aboriginal Peoples and Health: The Perpetuation of Inequalities, Jennie Hornosty
8. Environmental Links to Health, Zelda Abramson
Part Two: The Social Construction of Health and
Illness
9. The Medicalization of Society, Sharyn L. Roach Anleu & Jennie Hornosty
10. Constructing Disability and Living with Illness, Jennie Hornosty
11. Aging, Dying, and Death in the Twenty-First Century, Jennie Hornosty & Maureen Strazzari
Part Three: The Social
Organization of Health Care: Politics, Values, and Professions
12. Medicine, Medical Dominance, and Public Health, Jennie Hornosty & John Germov
13. Power, Politics, and Values: The Canadian Health-Care System, Jennie Hornosty
14. The Pharmaceutical Industry and Health Canada: Values
in Conflict?, Joel Lexchin, MD
15. Nursing in the Twenty-First Century, Jennie Hornosty & Deidre Wicks
16. Complementary and Alternative Health Care, Jennie Hornosty, Gary Easthope & Alex Broom
Conclusion
Instructor's Manual:
For each chapter:
- Learning objectives
- Chapter summaries
- Suggested topics for discussion/debate
- 7-10 suggested questions for discussion/debate
- 4-5 suggested homework assignments
- 2-3 video or podcast weblinks (CBC, TED Talks,
YouTube, NPR) (NEW)
-- A brief description for each video or podcast
-- 2-3 questions based on each video or podcast
Image Bank:
- All photos, figures, tables, maps, and boxes from the book
Test Bank:
For each chapter:
- 15-20 multiple choice questions
- 15-20
true-or-false questions
- 10-12 short answer questions
- 5-7 essay questions
E-Book (ISBN 9780199018147)
John Germov is a professor of sociology and pro-vice-chancellor of the Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle, Australia.
Jennie Hornosty is a retired professor of sociology, University of New Brunswick; an adjunct research professor of sociology, Carleton
University; and a senior fellow at the Centre of Governance, University of Ottawa.
Health, Illness, and Medicine in Canada - Juanne Nancarrow Clarke
Social Determinants of Health - Alan Davidson
Health Research Methods - Kate Bassil and Denise Zabkiewicz
Pursuing Health and Wellness - Alexander Segall and Christopher J. Fries
Understanding Health, Health Care, and Health Policy In Canada - Neena L. Chappell and Margaret J. Penning
Health and Society - Edited by James Gillett, Gavin J. Andrews and Mat Savelli
