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 viiiPreface xixPart I Introduction 11 Medical Sociology and Its Changing Subfields 3Terrence D. Hill, William C. Cockerham, Jane D. Mcleod, and Frederic W. Hafferty2 Medical Sociology and Sociological Theory 22William C. Cockerham and Graham Scambler3 Research Methods in Medical Sociology 45Joseph D. Wolfe, Shawn Bauldry, and Cindy L. Cain4 Health and Culture in the Global Context 62Stella Quah5 Bioethics: A Study in Sociology 82Kristina Orfali and Raymond de VriesPart II Theoretical Approaches 1036 The Sociology of the Body 105Sarah Nettleton7 Biomedicalization Revisited 125Adele E. Clarke, Melanie Jeske, Laura Mamo, and Janet K. Shim8 Health Lifestyles: Bringing Structure Back 150William C. Cockerham9 The Life Course Perspective 171Kim M. Shuey and Andrea E. Willson10 Social Capital and Health 192Lijun Song and Yvonne ChenPart III Health and Social Inequality 21511 Health and Social Class 217Jarron M. Saint Onge and Patrick M. Krueger12 Health and Gender 237Ellen Annandale13 Health, Ethnicity, and Race 258Hannah Bradby and James Y. Nazroo14 African American Health 279Christy L. Erving and Lacee A. Satcher15 Latinos and Equity in Health Care Access in the US 303Ronald J. Angel and Jacqueline L. Angel16 Social Policies and Health Inequalities 322Amélie Quesnel-Vallée, Jaunathan Bilodeau, and Kaitlin ConwayPart IV Health and Social Relationships 34717 Health and the Family 349Mieke Beth Thomeer and Kirsten Ostergren Clark18 Health and Religion 370Ellen Idler19 Migration and Health 389Elyas Bakhtiari20 Mental Health 410Teresa L. ScheidPart V Health and Disease 43121 Emerging Infectious Diseases 433Ron Barrett22 Beyond the Lost Self: Old Insights and New Horizons in the Sociology of Chronic Illness 447Alexandra C. H. NowakowskiPart VI Health Care Delivery 47123 Health Professions and Occupations 473Jason Adam Wasserman and Brian Philip Hinote24 Doctor–Patient Relationship 495Hyeyoung Oh Nelson25 Complementary and Alternative Medicine 516Eeva Sointu26 American Health Care System: Reforms for Access, Outcomes, and Cost Amid Legal, Legislative, and Political Disputes 537Bernice A. Pescosolido and Carol A. Boyer27 The British Healthcare System 556Jonathan Gabe28 The Chinese Health Care System 572Lei Jin and Chenyu YeAuthor Index 590Subject Index 605

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 viiiPreface xixPart I Introduction 11 Medical Sociology and Its Changing Subfields 3Terrence D. Hill, William C. Cockerham, Jane D. Mcleod, and Frederic W. Hafferty2 Medical Sociology and Sociological Theory 22William C. Cockerham and Graham Scambler3 Research Methods in Medical Sociology 45Joseph D. Wolfe, Shawn Bauldry, and Cindy L. Cain4 Health and Culture in the Global Context 62Stella Quah5 Bioethics: A Study in Sociology 82Kristina Orfali and Raymond de VriesPart II Theoretical Approaches 1036 The Sociology of the Body 105Sarah Nettleton7 Biomedicalization Revisited 125Adele E. Clarke, Melanie Jeske, Laura Mamo, and Janet K. Shim8 Health Lifestyles: Bringing Structure Back 150William C. Cockerham9 The Life Course Perspective 171Kim M. Shuey and Andrea E. Willson10 Social Capital and Health 192Lijun Song and Yvonne ChenPart III Health and Social Inequality 21511 Health and Social Class 217Jarron M. Saint Onge and Patrick M. Krueger12 Health and Gender 237Ellen Annandale13 Health, Ethnicity, and Race 258Hannah Bradby and James Y. Nazroo14 African American Health 279Christy L. Erving and Lacee A. Satcher15 Latinos and Equity in Health Care Access in the US 303Ronald J. Angel and Jacqueline L. Angel16 Social Policies and Health Inequalities 322Amélie Quesnel-Vallée, Jaunathan Bilodeau, and Kaitlin ConwayPart IV Health and Social Relationships 34717 Health and the Family 349Mieke Beth Thomeer and Kirsten Ostergren Clark18 Health and Religion 370Ellen Idler19 Migration and Health 389Elyas Bakhtiari20 Mental Health 410Teresa L. ScheidPart V Health and Disease 43121 Emerging Infectious Diseases 433Ron Barrett22 Beyond the Lost Self: Old Insights and New Horizons in the Sociology of Chronic Illness 447Alexandra C. H. NowakowskiPart VI Health Care Delivery 47123 Health Professions and Occupations 473Jason Adam Wasserman and Brian Philip Hinote24 Doctor–Patient Relationship 495Hyeyoung Oh Nelson25 Complementary and Alternative Medicine 516Eeva Sointu26 American Health Care System: Reforms for Access, Outcomes, and Cost Amid Legal, Legislative, and Political Disputes 537Bernice A. Pescosolido and Carol A. Boyer27 The British Healthcare System 556Jonathan Gabe28 The Chinese Health Care System 572Lei Jin and Chenyu YeAuthor Index 590Subject Index 605

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 viiiPreface xixPart I Introduction 11 Medical Sociology and Its Changing Subfields 3Terrence D. Hill, William C. Cockerham, Jane D. Mcleod, and Frederic W. Hafferty2 Medical Sociology and Sociological Theory 22William C. Cockerham and Graham Scambler3 Research Methods in Medical Sociology 45Joseph D. Wolfe, Shawn Bauldry, and Cindy L. Cain4 Health and Culture in the Global Context 62Stella Quah5 Bioethics: A Study in Sociology 82Kristina Orfali and Raymond de VriesPart II Theoretical Approaches 1036 The Sociology of the Body 105Sarah Nettleton7 Biomedicalization Revisited 125Adele E. Clarke, Melanie Jeske, Laura Mamo, and Janet K. Shim8 Health Lifestyles: Bringing Structure Back 150William C. Cockerham9 The Life Course Perspective 171Kim M. Shuey and Andrea E. Willson10 Social Capital and Health 192Lijun Song and Yvonne ChenPart III Health and Social Inequality 21511 Health and Social Class 217Jarron M. Saint Onge and Patrick M. Krueger12 Health and Gender 237Ellen Annandale13 Health, Ethnicity, and Race 258Hannah Bradby and James Y. Nazroo14 African American Health 279Christy L. Erving and Lacee A. Satcher15 Latinos and Equity in Health Care Access in the US 303Ronald J. Angel and Jacqueline L. Angel16 Social Policies and Health Inequalities 322Amélie Quesnel-Vallée, Jaunathan Bilodeau, and Kaitlin ConwayPart IV Health and Social Relationships 34717 Health and the Family 349Mieke Beth Thomeer and Kirsten Ostergren Clark18 Health and Religion 370Ellen Idler19 Migration and Health 389Elyas Bakhtiari20 Mental Health 410Teresa L. ScheidPart V Health and Disease 43121 Emerging Infectious Diseases 433Ron Barrett22 Beyond the Lost Self: Old Insights and New Horizons in the Sociology of Chronic Illness 447Alexandra C. H. NowakowskiPart VI Health Care Delivery 47123 Health Professions and Occupations 473Jason Adam Wasserman and Brian Philip Hinote24 Doctor–Patient Relationship 495Hyeyoung Oh Nelson25 Complementary and Alternative Medicine 516Eeva Sointu26 American Health Care System: Reforms for Access, Outcomes, and Cost Amid Legal, Legislative, and Political Disputes 537Bernice A. Pescosolido and Carol A. Boyer27 The British Healthcare System 556Jonathan Gabe28 The Chinese Health Care System 572Lei Jin and Chenyu YeAuthor Index 590Subject Index 605