1. The Social Context of Illness Food and Health:An investigation of lay beliefs, Michael Calnan ; Diabetes in a social context: 'Just a different way of life, that's all', Neil Drummond 2. Health Beliefs and Behaviours in the Family : Health and family relations, Kathryn Backett ; Mothers' beliefs about their children's illnesses, Sarah Cunningham-Burley 3. The Social Context of Drug and Alcohol Use : Drug Abuse in the community, Neil McKenagey ; Images of drinking and drunkeness, Kenneth Mullen 4. The Professional-Client Interface : Power, surveillance and client resistance: A comparison of the techniques of surveillance used in therapeutic communities and Health Visiting, Michael Bloor and James McIntosh ; Professional client relationships and women's reproductive health care, Maureen Porter 5. Health Care Organisation: Organising and Managing Health Care: a challenge for medical sociology, David Hunter.