Straus: the two medical sociologies

Authors

  • Everardo Duarte Nunes Universidade Estadual de Campinas; Faculdade de Ciências Médicas; Departamento de Medicina Preventiva e Social

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102006005000028

Keywords:

Sociology, medical^i2^shist, Sociology^i2^smedical, tre, Social medicine^i2^shist, Social medicine^i2^stre, Straus

Abstract

Robert Straus' pioneer work, "The nature and status of Medical Sociology," written in 1957, was reviewed. Straus, one of the founders of medical sociology, made major contributions to this field and created the first department of behavior sciences in a medical school. In the work reviewed, Straus establishes the differences between sociology in medicine and medical sociology. Comments are made on the current perspective of medical sociology and about the author.

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Published

2007-06-01

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 3 (2007)

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How to Cite

Nunes, E. D. (2007). Straus: the two medical sociologies . Revista De Saúde Pública, 41(3), 467-471. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102006005000028