Graham Scambler is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at University College London, UK, and Visiting Professor of Sociology at Surrey University, UK. He is the author and editor of many books and journal articles on social theory and the sociology of health and healthcare. He is a founding co-editor of the international journal Social Theory and Health. He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, UK.

• Introduction;Graham ScamblerPART I: SOCIAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE1. Society and Changing Patterns of Health and Disease;Ray Fitzpatrick and Ewen Speed2. Social Determinants of Health and Disease;Fiona Stevenson3. Globalisation and Health;Judy GreenPART II: SOCIAL FACTORS IN MEDICAL PRACTICE4. Health and Illness Behaviour;Fiona Stevenson5. The Doctor-Patient Relationship;Myfanwy Morgan6. Living with Long-Term Illness and Disability;Sasha Scambler7. Dying, Death and Bereavement;Graham ScamblerPART III: SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND HEALTH8. Social Class and Health Inequalities;Graham Scambler9. Gender and Health;Annette Scambler & Sasha Scambler10. Ethnicity and Health;James Nazroo & Moira Kelly11. Later Life, Health and Society;Paul HiggsPART IV: CHANGING FORMS OF MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE12. Deviance, Sigma and Social Control;Graham Scambler13. The Shifting Boundaries of Medical Knowledge;Paul Higgs14. Reconceptualising Bodies;Nick Fox15. Digital Health and Health Care;Deborah LuptonPART V: ORGANIZATION OF HEALTH SERVICES16. Health Care Systems;Nicholas Mays17. Healers and Health Professionals;Iain Crinson18. Public Health and Health Promotion;Judy Green19. Measuring Health Outcomes;Ray Fitzpatrick20. Assessing Health Care System Performance;Nicholas Mays and Ray Fitzpatrick

Graham Scambler is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at University College London, UK, and Visiting Professor of Sociology at Surrey University, UK. He is the author and editor of many books and journal articles on social theory and the sociology of health and healthcare. He is a founding co-editor of the international journal Social Theory and Health. He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, UK.

• Introduction;Graham ScamblerPART I: SOCIAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE1. Society and Changing Patterns of Health and Disease;Ray Fitzpatrick and Ewen Speed2. Social Determinants of Health and Disease;Fiona Stevenson3. Globalisation and Health;Judy GreenPART II: SOCIAL FACTORS IN MEDICAL PRACTICE4. Health and Illness Behaviour;Fiona Stevenson5. The Doctor-Patient Relationship;Myfanwy Morgan6. Living with Long-Term Illness and Disability;Sasha Scambler7. Dying, Death and Bereavement;Graham ScamblerPART III: SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND HEALTH8. Social Class and Health Inequalities;Graham Scambler9. Gender and Health;Annette Scambler & Sasha Scambler10. Ethnicity and Health;James Nazroo & Moira Kelly11. Later Life, Health and Society;Paul HiggsPART IV: CHANGING FORMS OF MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE12. Deviance, Sigma and Social Control;Graham Scambler13. The Shifting Boundaries of Medical Knowledge;Paul Higgs14. Reconceptualising Bodies;Nick Fox15. Digital Health and Health Care;Deborah LuptonPART V: ORGANIZATION OF HEALTH SERVICES16. Health Care Systems;Nicholas Mays17. Healers and Health Professionals;Iain Crinson18. Public Health and Health Promotion;Judy Green19. Measuring Health Outcomes;Ray Fitzpatrick20. Assessing Health Care System Performance;Nicholas Mays and Ray Fitzpatrick