The Sociology and Politics of Health is a collection of key readings through which to explore the sociological and political dimensions of health, illness and health care. Combining classic pieces with more up-to-date contributions, it includes examples taken from current domestic and international initiatives and draws on humanist, materialist, feminist and constructionalist perspectives.

Book Reviews

• Human Resource Management and Occupational Health and Safety (Routledge Advances in Management and Business Studies, 26)
• Minority Health in America : Findings and Policy Implications from The Commonwealth Fund Minority Health Survey
• The Australian Health Care System
• Health Unit Coordinating
• Managing Behavioural Treatment: Policy and Practice With Delinquent Adolescents (International Library of Psychology)
• Pandora's Poison: Chlorine, Health, and a New Environmental Strategy
• Environmental Risk Analysis
• Eco-Freaks: Environmentalism Is Hazardous to Your Health!
• Health Care in Central Asia (European Observatory on Health Care Systems)
• Your Company Safety and Health Manual: Programs, Policies, & Procedures for Preventing Accidents & Injuries in the Workplace