Health in Australia

Understanding sociological models and practices is essential for operating effectively in the health institutions of today and the future. Health in Australia: sociological concepts and issues 3e provides the content, the context and the currency for students to become critical members of the social and health care systems.

Using authentic case studies and tutorial questions the book allows students to familiarise themselves with different sociological theories and theorists, from Weber to Foucault, so they can analyse successfully.
 
The book is very topical with expert contributors addressing such questions as:
 
 why do refugees have different health concerns than other migrant groups?
 why are mental health problems on the increase and what are we doing about it?
 what could be the future impact of biotechnology and the human genome model?
 how much power do the pharmaceutical companies and drug manufacturers have?
 what is the place of complementary medicine with scientific medicine?
 is my body my own and how do I view and treat the bodies of others?
 how can all health care workers be empowered in the workplace?
 as we live longer what effect will this have on health care models?
 who are the people that have influenced our thinking on health sociology discourses? 
 what is the biomedical model and what affect does it have on me?
 
Carol Grbich is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Flinders University in South Australia. She has a strong teaching, research and publications background in qualitative research methodology and health sociology theory.