Second Opinion
An Introduction to Health Sociology
Sixth Edition
John Germov
Author Information
John Germov, Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of Newcastle (Australia)
John Germov (PhD) is Professor of Sociology and Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Faculty of Education and Arts at the University of Newcastle (Australia). He is the President of the Australasian Council of Deans of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (DASSH), the peak national body on research and teaching in humanities and social sciences. John is a former President of the Australian Sociological Association and served on the Executive of the International Sociological Association.
Contributors:
Helen Belcher is a conjoint lecturer in the School of Humanities and Social Science at The University of Newcastle, Australia.
Melissa-Jane Belle is affiliated with the School of Social Sciences at the University of Tasmania, Australia.
Alex Broom, Professor of Sociology, School of Social Science, University of New South Wales, Australia.
Dorothy Broom, Professor Emerita at the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health (NCEPH), Australian National University, Australia.
Caragh Brosnan, Associate Professor, School of Humanities and Social Science, University of Newcastle, Australia.
Julia Coffey, Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Science, University of Newcastle, Australia.
Alex Dumas, Associate Professor, Assistant Director, Graduate Studies, Université d'Ottawa, Canada.Â
Maria Freij, Conjoint Senior Lecturer, University of Newcastle; Senior Lecturer, Kristianstad University, Sweden.
Dennis Gray, Professor, Deputy Director of National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Australia.
Daphne Habibis, Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania, Australia.
Dr Daniela Heil, Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Science, University of Newcastle, Australia.
Clarissa Hughes, Senior Lecturer in Rural Health, Charles Sturt University, Australia.
Roberta Julian, Associate Professor and the founding Director of the Tasmanian Institute of Law Enforcement Studies at the University of Tasmania, Australia.
Helen Keleher, Managing Director, Keleher Consulting; and Adjunct Professor, Monash University, Australia.
Katherine Kenny, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Social Research in Health, University of New South Wales, Australia.
Tanya Lawlis, Assistant Professor, Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Australia.
Marilyn Poole, Honorary Associate Professor, Deakin University, Australia.
Katy Richmond is a former Senior Lecturer in Sociology and current Honorary Associate at La Trobe University Australia.
Sharyn L. Roach Anleu, Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor, Flinders University, Australia.
Sherry Saggers, Adjunct Professor, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Australia.
Anne-Marie Sawyer, Lecturer, School of Social Sciences and Communications, La Trobe University, Australia.
Toni Schofield, is a researcher and writer based at the University of New England and the University of Sydney, Australia.
Annalee Stearne, Research Associate, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Australia.
Lauren Williams, is Professor and Head of Discipline of Nutrition and Dietetics at Griffith University, and has honorary professorial appointments at the University of Newcastle and the University of Canberra, Australia.