Annals of Internal Medicine · 1984 · 261 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesHealth PolicySociologyMedical SociologySocial Determinants Of HealthSocial MedicineHealth PracticesHealth System ReformHealthcare DiscriminationHistory Of HealthMedical PluralismSocioeconomic Determinants Of HealthColonial Social StructuresContradictionsHealth Care EconomicsHealth Care PoliticsHealth Care Systems HistoryMedical Social HistoryMedical SocializationSocial Change Models
Chapter 1 List of Figures and Tables Chapter 2 Preface to the Second Edition Chapter 3 Preface to the First Edition and Acknowledgments Part 4 I: Medicine, Social Structure, and Social Pathology Chapter 5 1. Health Care, Social Contradictions, and the Dilemmas of Reform Chapter 6 2. Social Structures of Medical Oppression Chapter 7 3. The Social Origins of Illness: A Neglected History Part 8 II: Problems in Contemporary Health Care Chapter 9 4. Technology, Health Costs, and the Structure of Private Profit Chapter 10 5. Social Medicine and the Community Chapter 11 6. The Micropolitics of the Doctor-Patient Relationship Part 12 III: Policy, Practice, and Social Change Chapter 13 7. Medicine and Social Change: Lessons from Chile and Cuba Chapter 14 8. Conclusion: Health Praxis, Reform, and Political Struggle Chapter 15 Notes Chapter 16 Selected Bibliography Chapter 17 Index Chapter 18 About the Author