The Social Basis of Medicine

Acknowledgements.

1 The social basis of medicine.

2 Beliefs about health, ill health and the body.

3 Health and health care in the popular sector.

4 Health and health care in the professional sector.

5 Health and health care in the folk sector: complementary and alternative medicine.

6 The consultation.

7 Health inequalities.

8 Sex and gender, race and ethnicity in health and health care.

9 Mental health, illness and health care.

10 Disability and society.

11 Promoting health.

12 Chronic illness.

13 Death and dying.

14 International health.

Glossary