The new Blackwell companion to medical sociology / edited by William C. Cockerham.

Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.

xvii, 596 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

"The New Companion to Medical Sociology offers insights into the substantive topics of central interest in medical and health sociology. Coverage ranges from standard subjects such as theory, health and social class, racial and gender stratification, stress and health professions, to relatively new and engaging topics like bioethics, genetics and society, newly emerging infectious diseases, and links to neuroscience."--BOOK JACKET.