Sociology of Health & Illness
Overview
The journal 'Sociology of Health & Illness' is a leading publication in the field of medical sociology. It explores the social dimensions of health, illness, and healthcare systems, providing critical insights into the intersections of society, medicine, and well-being. With a focus on empirical research and theoretical advancements, this journal offers a comprehensive understanding of the complex relationship between society and health.
Details
Details
Abbr.
Sociol Health Illn
Start
1979
End
Continuing
Frequency
Seven no. a year, 2003-
p-ISSN
0141-9889
e-ISSN
1467-9566
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Specialty
Social Sciences
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 2583
111
SJR / Ranks: 2866
1190
CiteScore / Ranks: 4778
5.20
Recent Articles
1.
Halpin M, Gosse M, Yeo K, Handlovsky I, Maguire F
Sociol Health Illn
. 2025 Mar;
47(3):e70015.
PMID: 40069550
How do online communities impact men's health? How does hegemonic masculinity harm men's health? In this paper, we analyse an online looksmaxxing community that receives 6 million unique visitors per...
2.
Fletcher J
Sociol Health Illn
. 2025 Mar;
47(3):e70017.
PMID: 40057851
Age- and dementia-friendliness are major areas of contemporary urban policy and scholarship, seeking to maintain older people and those with cognitive impairment in their own homes and communities. Such work...
3.
Waring J, Martin G
Sociol Health Illn
. 2025 Feb;
47(2):e70003.
PMID: 39950514
This paper examines the micro-processes of jurisdictional change in the eco-systems of healthcare work. This qualitative study investigated the expansion of geriatrician involvement in the perioperative pathway for older people....
4.
Glasby J, Waring J, Miller R, Glasby A, Ince R
Sociol Health Illn
. 2025 Feb;
47(2):e70009.
PMID: 39940022
During the twentieth century, many countries underwent processes of 'de-institutionalisation'-closing 'asylums' for people with mental health problems, learning disabilities and dementia. Despite this, the UK has witnessed a subsequent process...
5.
Bauer M, Al-Hajj S, Presser E, Zahwe A, Faraj S, Pike I
Sociol Health Illn
. 2025 Feb;
47(2):e70007.
PMID: 39912746
A wealth of scholarship demonstrates the developmental benefits of risky play for children. However, this scholarship has overwhelmingly focused on the experiences of children and their caregivers from Euro-Western nations....
6.
Huang T
Sociol Health Illn
. 2025 Feb;
47(2):e70010.
PMID: 39905711
This article provides an analysis of the negotiation process surrounding in vitro fertilisation (IVF) decisions in contemporary China, based on an ethnography conducted in Beijing. Building on the theoretical framework...
7.
Davis M, Schermuly A, Rajkhowa A, Thursky K, Warren N, Flowers P
Sociol Health Illn
. 2025 Feb;
47(2):e70011.
PMID: 39902639
This paper examines how economic rationalities shape antibiotic usage with the aim of expanding options for the reduction of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Antibiotic usage is typically attributed to the individual...
8.
Tieu M
Sociol Health Illn
. 2025 Feb;
47(2):e70012.
PMID: 39902606
Standardised health care is primarily focused on remediation and delivered episodically through costly and fragmented health-care systems. Such an approach is untenable, given the diversity and complexity of peoples' health-care...
9.
Cupit C, Finlay T, Pope C
Sociol Health Illn
. 2025 Jan;
47(2):e70008.
PMID: 39888645
Fibromyalgia is a syndrome characterised by persistent unexplained pain and fatigue. People with fibromyalgia report receiving little support to manage symptoms, difficult interactions with healthcare practitioners and stigma associated with...
10.
Cheng L
Sociol Health Illn
. 2025 Jan;
47(2):e70005.
PMID: 39876486
This paper examines the concept of 'suboptimal health' (subhealth, ), a term popularised by traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) professionals and widely used in public health discourses in China at the...