Introduction -- pt. 1. ch. 1. The individual, the way of life and the genesis of illness ; ch. 2. Nature, constraint and society -- ch. 3. Mecahnisms and usage -- pt. 2. ch. 4. Health and illnesses ; ch. 5. Illnesses : dimensions and limits ; ch. 6. The sick and the healthy -- pt. 3. ch. 7. The social representation of health and illness ; ch. 8. Conceptions of illness and illness behaviour ; ch. 9. The invalid and his identity
