Elaine Denny is Emeritus Professor of Health Sociology at Birmingham City University Sarah Earle is Senior Lecturer in Health & Social Care at The Open University Alistair Hewison is Senior Lecturer of Nursing at the University of Birmingham

�A complete course of instruction under one cover, Sociology for Nurses is especially recommended as a Nursing School curriculum textbook and should be a part of every college and university library collection."Midwest Book Review

• Introduction Part I: Nursing and the Sociology of Health and Health Care1. What is Sociology?Sarah Earle and Keith Sharp2. Why Should Nurses Study Sociology?Sarah Earle and Barbara Green3. What is Health?Sarah Earle4. Nursing as an OccupationElaine Denny5. Researching HealthCarol KomaromyPart II: Inequalities and Diversity in Health and Health Care6. GenderGayle Letherby7. The Family, Health and CaringGeraldine Brown and Corinne Wilson8. Age and AgeingPat Chambers and Elaine Denny9. Long Term Illness and ConditionsElaine Denny10. DisabilitySue Ledger, Jan Walmsley and Lindy Shufflebotham11. Social Class and HealthSarah Earle and Terry O’Donnell12. Race and EthnicityPaula McGeePart III: Policy Influences on Health and Health Care13. Policy in HealthKate Thomson14. Managing in Health CareAlistair Hewison15. Social CareCatherine Needham16. Global HealthSarah Earle

Elaine Denny is Emeritus Professor of Health Sociology at Birmingham City University Sarah Earle is Senior Lecturer in Health & Social Care at The Open University Alistair Hewison is Senior Lecturer of Nursing at the University of Birmingham

�A complete course of instruction under one cover, Sociology for Nurses is especially recommended as a Nursing School curriculum textbook and should be a part of every college and university library collection."Midwest Book Review

• Introduction Part I: Nursing and the Sociology of Health and Health Care1. What is Sociology?Sarah Earle and Keith Sharp2. Why Should Nurses Study Sociology?Sarah Earle and Barbara Green3. What is Health?Sarah Earle4. Nursing as an OccupationElaine Denny5. Researching HealthCarol KomaromyPart II: Inequalities and Diversity in Health and Health Care6. GenderGayle Letherby7. The Family, Health and CaringGeraldine Brown and Corinne Wilson8. Age and AgeingPat Chambers and Elaine Denny9. Long Term Illness and ConditionsElaine Denny10. DisabilitySue Ledger, Jan Walmsley and Lindy Shufflebotham11. Social Class and HealthSarah Earle and Terry O’Donnell12. Race and EthnicityPaula McGeePart III: Policy Influences on Health and Health Care13. Policy in HealthKate Thomson14. Managing in Health CareAlistair Hewison15. Social CareCatherine Needham16. Global HealthSarah Earle