Health Sociology is a diverse and exciting area of sociological analysis, complementing biomedical models for understanding illness. Health Sociology: an Australian perspective is a fully Australian text with broad coverage of current issues in health sociology. The three major sections of the book are: Introduction to Sociology and Health The Social Experience of Health, Illness and Disability The Social Organisation and Production of Health Features of this text are: Up-to-date figures and tables Discussion Questions Case Studies, providing students with real-life scenarios to enhance their understanding of sociological issues in health Glossary ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr David E. Gray is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology, School of Social Sciences, University of New England, where he teaches the sociology of health and medicine, and qualitative research methods. In keeping with his interests in mental illness and disability, since the late 1980s he has been researching the social experiences of families with children with autism.