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medical sociology

branch of sociology concerned with sociological analysis of medical organizations and institutions
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medical sociology

Summary

medical sociology is a branch of sociology[1]. It draws 263 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_sociology category, ranking #14 of 63).[2]

Key Facts

  • medical sociology's instance of is recorded as branch of sociology[3].
  • medical sociology is a type of sociology of health and illness[4].
  • medical sociology is a type of public health[5].
  • medical sociology's Commons category is recorded as Public health[6].
  • medical sociology's said to be the same as is recorded as sociology of health and illness[7].
  • medical sociology's said to be the same as is recorded as Q115727415[8].
  • medical sociology's said to be the same as is recorded as social medicine[9].
  • medical sociology's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Medical sociology[10].
  • medical sociology's practiced by is recorded as medical sociologist[11].

Why It Matters

medical sociology draws 263 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_sociology category, ranking #14 of 63).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

public health

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Medical sociology
    Instance of → —
    Said to be the same as → sociology of health and illness, Q115727415, social medicine
    Svkkl authority id → h0005287-sociologie-lekarstvi
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0005287-sociologie-lekarstvi, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
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