Anne-Marie Barry & Chris Yuill 
Understanding the Sociology of Health [EPUB ebook] 
An Introduction

Introduction
Section 1: Theories, Perspectives and Concepts
Chapter 1 – Sociological theory: explaining and theorising
Chapter 2 – Understanding health
Chapter 3 – A brief history of health and healing
Chapter 4 – Climate change, nature and wellbeing
Section 2: Key Themes
Chapter 5 – Inequality and health
Chapter 6 – Gender and health
Chapter 7 – Race, ethnicity & health 
Chapter 8 – Mental health and emotional distress
Chapter 9 – Sexualities and health (with Megan Todd)
Chapter 10 – Sociology of the body: chronic illness and disability
Chapter 11 – Health, ageing and the life course
Section 3: Contexts
Chapter 12 – Pandemics & society
Chapter 13 – Health policy
Chapter 14 – Sport, health, exercise and wellbeing
Chapter 15 – Death and dying
Chapter 16 – Health technologies
Glossary
References

Chris Yuill is a sociologist at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, whose work focuses on the sociology of health and the sociology of urban experiences. In addition to a variety of journal publications and research reports he has written and co-edited a number of textbooks for SAGE, one of his most recent being Sociology for Social Work co-edited with Alastair Gibson. Other texts include Understanding the Sociology of Health: An Introduction with Anne-Marie Barry, which is now in its third edition and has also been translated into Chinese. Chris has also served two terms on the executive of the British Sociological Association.