The Sociology of Health & Illness  - Alphia Possamai-Inesedy

The Sociology of Health & Illness

By: Alphia Possamai-Inesedy, Peta Cook

Paperback | 6 October 2022 | Edition Number 1

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This product reflects contemporary attitudes and approaches to the sociology of health and illness in 21st century Australia. With authors who are the current and future thought leaders in this space, this text addresses the theoretical and empirical debates in this discipline, giving students a strong grounding in the field as well as understanding its ever-changing nature.

Aimed at undergraduate and graduate students, and taking a conceptual and topical approach, this product covers topics applicable not only to those undertaking social sciences, but also medicine, nursing and midwifery.

Key features
  • Case studies - Applies theory into practice for a student and is referred to within the chapter to help show continued connection of theory and practice
  • Pause and reflect - Questions appear throughout the chapters that are designed for the reader to 'pause and reflect' on what has been learnt within the section, helping to promote critical thinking and engagement.
  • Popular culture - Connects theories and concepts to the everyday world through film, TV, music and other works of fiction. For example in Chapter 1 the connection is with Scrubs TV show. This feature can be utilised as a tutorial activity for lecturers to share/work through with students.
  • Questions for review - Students can consolidate their learning at the end of the chapter and be a formative or summative assessment by a lecturer. Questions are often reflective or application in nature to test student's critical thinking, problem solving and deductive skills Recommended resources/websites - Gives students the opportunity to expand their learning by visiting other resources (both print and digital).
About the Authors

Peta S. Cook is a sociologist and Senior Lecturer of Sociology at the University of Tasmania, Australia. She lives and works in nipaluna, lutruwita; now known as Hobart, Tasmania, and she acknowledges and pays respect to the palawa people. Peta joined the University of Tasmania in 2009, prior to which she was an Associate Lecturer of Sociology at the Queensland University of Technology (2007-2008). She has extensive experience as a qualitative researcher particularly in arts-based research methods, focus groups, discourse analysis, and semi-structured and unstructured in-depth interviewing.

Peta's contributions to sociological scholarship have focused on addressing pressing social issues related to the lived experiences of ageing and health, the social problems raised by medical sciences and technologies, and the social need for age-friendly and inclusive societies. Her engagement with applied and translational sociology has allowed Peta to work with government and non-government organisations, thus having sociological impacts beyond academia. This is particularly witnessed by Peta's work in age-friendly communities, addressing ageism, and increasing social awareness of the needs and wants of older Australians. Her work in these areas has been recognised through receiving the 2018 University of Tasmania Vice Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Community Engagement, the 2020 Sociology in Action Award from the Australian Sociological Association (TASA), and as a finalist in the 2019 Tasmanian Community Achievement Awards. In addition, Peta has led the creation and development of ageing studies programs within the University of Tasmania as a course and discipline coordinator, as well as making significant contributions to the sociology curriculum. Peta has also contributed considerably to Australian sociology through the Executive of TASA as Thematic Group portfolio leader (2017-2018), Treasurer (2019-2020), and Vice President (2021-2022). Peta's current research examines the importance of age-friendly and inclusive societies; the lived experiences of traumatic brain injury; ableism/disablism in higher education; and social perceptions and lived experiences of ageing and older age.

Alphia Possamai-Inesedy is a Professor of Sociology at Western Sydney University. She lives and works across the lands of the Darug, Eora, Dharawal (also referred to as Tharawal) and Wiradjuri peoples, also known as Western Sydney. She is the Pro Vice Chancellor Engagement and Advancement and President of the Australian Sociological Association (2021-2022). In her capacity as Pro Vice Chancellor of Engagement and Advancement, Alphia is responsible for leading strategic engagement work to shape the University's commitment to co-producing solutions to the interconnected challenges facing society within and outside of the Western Sydney Region. She is the Springer co-editor for the series 'Religion, Spirituality and Health: A Social Scientific approach'. She was the editor in chief of the Journal of Sociology (2013-end of 2016) as well as the co-creator of the Risk Societies Thematic Group within the Australian Sociological Association. Her recent work includes: The Digital Social: Religion and Belief (2019). Alphia is currently involved in ongoing research that focuses on risk society, religion and health, digital sociology and methodologies.

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