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Article: Dictionary of Medical Sociology.
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- Issues in Law & Medicine
- Article date:
- June 22, 1997
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Cockerham, William C. & Ferris J. Ritchey. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc., 1997.
As a sociological specialty, medical sociology has a distinct history and literature spanning more than four decades. Since its inception in the years following World War II, medical sociology has attracted significant funds for research, provided extensive employment opportunities within and outside the academy, and produced an increasing number of professional publications. The Medical Sociology Section is the largest specialty represented in both the British and German Sociological Associations and is the second largest among American sociologists. Unlike other, ...