Alternative and Bio-Medicine in Israel

Boundaries and Bridges

AvJudith T. Shuval,Emma Averbuch

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

Del i serien Israel: Society, Culture, and History

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Beskrivning

This book explores the macro and micro social contexts in which alternative and biomedicine coexist in Israel. It includes a history of alternative health care in Israel and analysis of current policies and dilemmas regarding different forms of health care. It provides an in-depth analysis of medical professionals who have added alternative health care to their repertoire of professional skills in their practice settings in hospitals and community clinics. The heterogeneity of patient populations in Israel makes it possible to explore attitudes of different cultural groups toward alternative health care: these include Jewish immigrants from different countries as well as Bedouin and other Arab groups. Since alternative medicine is a growing part of the overall health care system in many countries, the book provides insights gained from the Israeli experience regarding its coexistence along with conventional medicine - to a broad spectrum of health professionals, policy makers and laypersons.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-01-19
Mått:155 x 234 x 20 mm
Vikt:602 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Israel: Society, Culture, and History
Antal sidor:290
Förlag:Academic Studies Press
ISBN:9781936235865

Utforska kategorier

Hälsa inom Hälsa och familj
Alternativ medicin och terapier inom Medicin
Hälso- och sjukvård inom Medicin

Mer om författaren

Judith T. Shuval is Rose Professor of Sociology and director of the program in the sociology of health at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem with a joint appointment in the department of sociology and in the School of Public Health. Her books include: Immigrants on the Threshold; Social Functions of Medical Practice; Newcomers and Colleagues: Soviet Immigrant Physicians in Israel; Social Dimensions of Health: The Israel Experience; and Immigrant Physicians: Former Soviet Doctors in Israel, Canada and the United States.

Recensioner i media

An impressive new English-language book, written by a veteran Hebrew University professor (emerita) of sociology and a young HU researcher with a newly minted doctorate in the field, is the result of a decade of joint research. Titled Alternative and Bio-Medicine in Israel: Boundaries and Bridges, the volume does not judge whether CAM is effective or has been proven by scientific evidence. Instead, Prof. Judith Shuval and Dr. Emma Averbuch – supplemented by nine academic contributors – provides a fascinating historical analysis of CAM in pre-state and contemporary Israel. It is also a formidable examination of how CAM is carried out by physicians and those without formal medical credentials; the cultural and political context; conflicts and partnerships; and recommendations of where to go in the future.