Sarah Nettleton is Professor of Sociology at the University of York.

"Nettleton blends older and newer studies into an updated, authoritative, theoretically instructive and critical account of medical sociology. A new chapter on mental health is exceptionally informative." William C. Cockerham, University of Alabama at Birmingham and College of William & Mary "This new edition of The Sociology of Health and Illness is an essential text for both students and professionals working in the field. It brings together key theoretical and empirical issues, providing a fascinating and thoroughly comprehensive account of the most pressing concerns in medical sociology to date." Kate Reed, University of Sheffield

• Preface to First Edition Preface to Second Edition Preface to Third EditionPreface to Fourth Edition1 Introduction: The Changing Domains of the Sociology of Health and Illness 2 The Social Construction of Medical Knowledge 3 Health Practices, Lay Beliefs, Lifestyles and Risk 4 The Experience of Chronic Illness and Disability 5 Sociology of Mental Health and Illness6 The Sociology of the Body7 The Sociology of Innovative Health Technologies8 The Sociology of Lay–Professional Interactions 9 Social Inequalities and Health Status10 Health Care Professions and Practitioners in Late Modernism11 Developments in Health Policy: A New Paradigm for Health Care?Bibliography Index

Sarah Nettleton is Professor of Sociology at the University of York.

"Nettleton blends older and newer studies into an updated, authoritative, theoretically instructive and critical account of medical sociology. A new chapter on mental health is exceptionally informative." William C. Cockerham, University of Alabama at Birmingham and College of William & Mary "This new edition of The Sociology of Health and Illness is an essential text for both students and professionals working in the field. It brings together key theoretical and empirical issues, providing a fascinating and thoroughly comprehensive account of the most pressing concerns in medical sociology to date." Kate Reed, University of Sheffield

• Preface to First Edition Preface to Second Edition Preface to Third EditionPreface to Fourth Edition1 Introduction: The Changing Domains of the Sociology of Health and Illness 2 The Social Construction of Medical Knowledge 3 Health Practices, Lay Beliefs, Lifestyles and Risk 4 The Experience of Chronic Illness and Disability 5 Sociology of Mental Health and Illness6 The Sociology of the Body7 The Sociology of Innovative Health Technologies8 The Sociology of Lay–Professional Interactions 9 Social Inequalities and Health Status10 Health Care Professions and Practitioners in Late Modernism11 Developments in Health Policy: A New Paradigm for Health Care?Bibliography Index