WILLIAM C. COCKERHAM is Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Chair Emeritus at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA, and Research Scholar of Sociology at the College of William & Mary in Virginia, USA. His PhD is from the University of California at Berkeley, USA. He is past President of the Research Committee on Health Sociology of the International Sociological Association. Currently, he is Deputy Editor of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior and has served on the editorial boards of several journals, including the American Sociological Review and Society and Mental Health. Dr. Cockerham has published numerous peer-reviewed papers on medical sociology and is author or editor of nineteen books and two encyclopedias.

• List of Contributors viii Preface xix Part I Introduction 1 1 Medical Sociology and Its Changing Subfields 3 Terrence D. Hill, William C. Cockerham, Jane D. Mcleod, and Frederic W. Hafferty 2 Medical Sociology and Sociological Theory 22 William C. Cockerham and Graham Scambler 3 Research Methods in Medical Sociology 45 Joseph D. Wolfe, Shawn Bauldry, and Cindy L. Cain 4 Health and Culture in the Global Context 62 Stella Quah 5 Bioethics: A Study in Sociology 82 Kristina Orfali and Raymond de Vries Part II Theoretical Approaches 103 6 The Sociology of the Body 105 Sarah Nettleton 7 Biomedicalization Revisited 125 Adele E. Clarke, Melanie Jeske, Laura Mamo, and Janet K. Shim 8 Health Lifestyles: Bringing Structure Back 150 William C. Cockerham 9 The Life Course Perspective 171 Kim M. Shuey and Andrea E. Willson 10 Social Capital and Health 192 Lijun Song and Yvonne Chen Part III Health and Social Inequality 215 11 Health and Social Class 217 Jarron M. Saint Onge and Patrick M. Krueger 12 Health and Gender 237 Ellen Annandale 13 Health, Ethnicity, and Race 258 Hannah Bradby and James Y. Nazroo 14 African American Health 279 Christy L. Erving and Lacee A. Satcher 15 Latinos and Equity in Health Care Access in the US 303 Ronald J. Angel and Jacqueline L. Angel 16 Social Policies and Health Inequalities 322 Amélie Quesnel-Vallée, Jaunathan Bilodeau, and Kaitlin Conway Part IV Health and Social Relationships 347 17 Health and the Family 349 Mieke Beth Thomeer and Kirsten Ostergren Clark 18 Health and Religion 370 Ellen Idler 19 Migration and Health 389 Elyas Bakhtiari 20 Mental Health 410 Teresa L. Scheid Part V Health and Disease 431 21 Emerging Infectious Diseases 433 Ron Barrett 22 Beyond the Lost Self: Old Insights and New Horizons in the Sociology of Chronic Illness 447 Alexandra C. H. Nowakowski Part VI Health Care Delivery 471 23 Health Professions and Occupations 473 Jason Adam Wasserman and Brian Philip Hinote 24 Doctor–Patient Relationship 495 Hyeyoung Oh Nelson 25 Complementary and Alternative Medicine 516 Eeva Sointu 26 American Health Care System: Reforms for Access, Outcomes, and Cost Amid Legal, Legislative, and Political Disputes 537 Bernice A. Pescosolido and Carol A. Boyer 27 The British Healthcare System 556 Jonathan Gabe 28 The Chinese Health Care System 572 Lei Jin and Chenyu Ye Author Index 590 Subject Index 605

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WILLIAM C. COCKERHAM is Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Chair Emeritus at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA, and Research Scholar of Sociology at the College of William & Mary in Virginia, USA. His PhD is from the University of California at Berkeley, USA. He is past President of the Research Committee on Health Sociology of the International Sociological Association. Currently, he is Deputy Editor of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior and has served on the editorial boards of several journals, including the American Sociological Review and Society and Mental Health. Dr. Cockerham has published numerous peer-reviewed papers on medical sociology and is author or editor of nineteen books and two encyclopedias.

• List of Contributors viii Preface xix Part I Introduction 1 1 Medical Sociology and Its Changing Subfields 3 Terrence D. Hill, William C. Cockerham, Jane D. Mcleod, and Frederic W. Hafferty 2 Medical Sociology and Sociological Theory 22 William C. Cockerham and Graham Scambler 3 Research Methods in Medical Sociology 45 Joseph D. Wolfe, Shawn Bauldry, and Cindy L. Cain 4 Health and Culture in the Global Context 62 Stella Quah 5 Bioethics: A Study in Sociology 82 Kristina Orfali and Raymond de Vries Part II Theoretical Approaches 103 6 The Sociology of the Body 105 Sarah Nettleton 7 Biomedicalization Revisited 125 Adele E. Clarke, Melanie Jeske, Laura Mamo, and Janet K. Shim 8 Health Lifestyles: Bringing Structure Back 150 William C. Cockerham 9 The Life Course Perspective 171 Kim M. Shuey and Andrea E. Willson 10 Social Capital and Health 192 Lijun Song and Yvonne Chen Part III Health and Social Inequality 215 11 Health and Social Class 217 Jarron M. Saint Onge and Patrick M. Krueger 12 Health and Gender 237 Ellen Annandale 13 Health, Ethnicity, and Race 258 Hannah Bradby and James Y. Nazroo 14 African American Health 279 Christy L. Erving and Lacee A. Satcher 15 Latinos and Equity in Health Care Access in the US 303 Ronald J. Angel and Jacqueline L. Angel 16 Social Policies and Health Inequalities 322 Amélie Quesnel-Vallée, Jaunathan Bilodeau, and Kaitlin Conway Part IV Health and Social Relationships 347 17 Health and the Family 349 Mieke Beth Thomeer and Kirsten Ostergren Clark 18 Health and Religion 370 Ellen Idler 19 Migration and Health 389 Elyas Bakhtiari 20 Mental Health 410 Teresa L. Scheid Part V Health and Disease 431 21 Emerging Infectious Diseases 433 Ron Barrett 22 Beyond the Lost Self: Old Insights and New Horizons in the Sociology of Chronic Illness 447 Alexandra C. H. Nowakowski Part VI Health Care Delivery 471 23 Health Professions and Occupations 473 Jason Adam Wasserman and Brian Philip Hinote 24 Doctor–Patient Relationship 495 Hyeyoung Oh Nelson 25 Complementary and Alternative Medicine 516 Eeva Sointu 26 American Health Care System: Reforms for Access, Outcomes, and Cost Amid Legal, Legislative, and Political Disputes 537 Bernice A. Pescosolido and Carol A. Boyer 27 The British Healthcare System 556 Jonathan Gabe 28 The Chinese Health Care System 572 Lei Jin and Chenyu Ye Author Index 590 Subject Index 605

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WILLIAM C. COCKERHAM is Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Chair Emeritus at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA, and Research Scholar of Sociology at the College of William & Mary in Virginia, USA. His PhD is from the University of California at Berkeley, USA. He is past President of the Research Committee on Health Sociology of the International Sociological Association. Currently, he is Deputy Editor of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior and has served on the editorial boards of several journals, including the American Sociological Review and Society and Mental Health. Dr. Cockerham has published numerous peer-reviewed papers on medical sociology and is author or editor of nineteen books and two encyclopedias.

• List of Contributors viii Preface xix Part I Introduction 1 1 Medical Sociology and Its Changing Subfields 3 Terrence D. Hill, William C. Cockerham, Jane D. Mcleod, and Frederic W. Hafferty 2 Medical Sociology and Sociological Theory 22 William C. Cockerham and Graham Scambler 3 Research Methods in Medical Sociology 45 Joseph D. Wolfe, Shawn Bauldry, and Cindy L. Cain 4 Health and Culture in the Global Context 62 Stella Quah 5 Bioethics: A Study in Sociology 82 Kristina Orfali and Raymond de Vries Part II Theoretical Approaches 103 6 The Sociology of the Body 105 Sarah Nettleton 7 Biomedicalization Revisited 125 Adele E. Clarke, Melanie Jeske, Laura Mamo, and Janet K. Shim 8 Health Lifestyles: Bringing Structure Back 150 William C. Cockerham 9 The Life Course Perspective 171 Kim M. Shuey and Andrea E. Willson 10 Social Capital and Health 192 Lijun Song and Yvonne Chen Part III Health and Social Inequality 215 11 Health and Social Class 217 Jarron M. Saint Onge and Patrick M. Krueger 12 Health and Gender 237 Ellen Annandale 13 Health, Ethnicity, and Race 258 Hannah Bradby and James Y. Nazroo 14 African American Health 279 Christy L. Erving and Lacee A. Satcher 15 Latinos and Equity in Health Care Access in the US 303 Ronald J. Angel and Jacqueline L. Angel 16 Social Policies and Health Inequalities 322 Amélie Quesnel-Vallée, Jaunathan Bilodeau, and Kaitlin Conway Part IV Health and Social Relationships 347 17 Health and the Family 349 Mieke Beth Thomeer and Kirsten Ostergren Clark 18 Health and Religion 370 Ellen Idler 19 Migration and Health 389 Elyas Bakhtiari 20 Mental Health 410 Teresa L. Scheid Part V Health and Disease 431 21 Emerging Infectious Diseases 433 Ron Barrett 22 Beyond the Lost Self: Old Insights and New Horizons in the Sociology of Chronic Illness 447 Alexandra C. H. Nowakowski Part VI Health Care Delivery 471 23 Health Professions and Occupations 473 Jason Adam Wasserman and Brian Philip Hinote 24 Doctor–Patient Relationship 495 Hyeyoung Oh Nelson 25 Complementary and Alternative Medicine 516 Eeva Sointu 26 American Health Care System: Reforms for Access, Outcomes, and Cost Amid Legal, Legislative, and Political Disputes 537 Bernice A. Pescosolido and Carol A. Boyer 27 The British Healthcare System 556 Jonathan Gabe 28 The Chinese Health Care System 572 Lei Jin and Chenyu Ye Author Index 590 Subject Index 605

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