medical sociology

collocation in English

meaningsofmedicalandsociology

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medical
adjective
uk
/ˈmed.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈmed.ɪ.kəl/
related to the treatment of illness ...
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sociology
noun[U]
uk
/ˌsəʊ.siˈɒl.ə.dʒi/us
/ˌsoʊ.siˈɑː.lə.dʒi/
the study of the relationships between people living in groups, especially in ...
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(Definition ofmedicalandsociologyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Research in social epidemiology andmedicalsociologyhas consistently shown socio-economic differentials in health in general populations.
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This literature review summarizes current research in the social sciences, includingmedicalsociologyon palliative care in the example of dementia.
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Within the fields of health communication andmedicalsociology, there is growing interest in exploring the social and interactional character of health and illness.
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Bioethics already exists in a precarious tension with several other academic fields, such as history of medicine,medicalsociology, medical anthropology, health law, literature and medicine, and philosophy of medicine.
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The focus of her work is onmedicalsociology, structural-functionalist role theory, and general sociological theory.
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During the 1950s and 1960s, the field ofmedicalsociologyunderwent an explosive period of growthbefore peaking in the early 1970s.
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The science builds on many sub-fields, including biology, biochemistry, physics, epidemiology, pharmacology,medicalsociology.
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Her work is interdisciplinary and international; its scope encompassesmedicalsociology, childbirth and midwifery issues, bioethics, race, disability, and the sociology of knowledge.
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It also provides students ofmedicalsociologywith case studies for hands-on observational experiences.
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His research fields are industrial sociology, urban sociology,medicalsociologyand research methods.
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Raz has written seven books and over 43 articles and book chapters on topics in organizational andmedicalsociology, anthropology, culture, and science.
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Medicalsociology, by contrast, focuses on the inner-workings of medical organizations and clinical institutions.
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Social epidemiology overlaps with fields in the social sciences, most notably medical anthropology,medicalsociology, and medical geography.
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This aspect of sociology differs frommedicalsociologyin that this branch of sociology discusses health and illness in relation to social institutions such as family, employment, and school.
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Parsons is one of the founding fathers ofmedicalsociology, and applied social role theory to interactional relations between sick people and others.
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As these two new themes suggest, the theoretical framework ofmedicalsociologycontinues to change to meet the new and contextually grounded needs of health care providers and patients.
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Parsons had during his lifetime worked intensively with questions ofmedicalsociology, the medical profession, psychiatry, psychosomatic problems and related issues with the questions of health and illness.
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