Why do health inequalities exist? How do gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity or class affect health? What is the healthcare impact of technology? How does climate change relate to health and illness and what does sociology have to teach us about pandemics? This textbook exists to answer these complex questions providing a complete overview of all the key sociological debates, themes, theories and research. Key features:

Takes a global perspective providing comparative examples throughout

Grapples with the most pressing healthcare debates including climate change and environment, pandemics and society, racism, health inequality and gender identity

Breaks the complexities down using extremely clear language throughout

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