Health, Medicine and Society

Key Theories, Future Agendas

Häftad, Engelska, 2000

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Taking as its point of departure recent developments in health and social theory Health, Medicine and Society brings together a range of eminent, international scholars to reflect upon key issues at the turn of the century.Contributors draw upon a range of contemporary theories, both modernist and postmodernist, to look at the following themes:*health and social structure*the contested nature of the body*the salience of consumption and risk*the challenge of emotionsHealth, Medicine and Society provides a 'state-of-the-art' assessment of health related issues at the millennium and a cogent set of arguments for the centrality of health to contemporary social theory. Written in a clear, accessible style it will be ideal reading for students and researchers in health studies, public health, medical sociology, medicine and nursing.

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Utgivningsdatum:2000-02-24
Mått:156 x 234 x 21 mm
Vikt:725 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:382
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780415221368

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Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik
Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik

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Michael Calnan, Jonathan Gabe, Simon J. Williams

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List of contributors, Introduction—Health, medicine and society key theories, future agendas, PART I Rethinking social structure and health, PART II The Body, PART III Risk and consumption, PART IV Emotions, Notes, Index

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