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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 362.10973 EAN: 9780495172031 Edition: 4 ISBN: 0495172030 Label: Wadsworth Publishing Manufacturer: Wadsworth Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 512 Publication Date: March 30, 2006 Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Studio: Wadsworth Publishing Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Must Have Text for Social Disparities In IllnessI have to believe that this is the number one text in studying the field of Medical Sociology that exists in the market. It gives a comprehensive and thorough view of the health care system, with particular reference to the USA. It's viewpoint is that disease, a biological condition, and illness, how society reacts to disease is a social construction. This book takes aim at how society as a whole victimizes and discriminates against the disabled and ill, based upon subjective prejudices. It pays ... Read More Rating:  - Interesting textI'm glad to have had the opportunity to read this text. I appreciate the organization of the text and found it to be a very interesting and informative read. 
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