Critical Studies in Health and Society – serie
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16 produkter
Women's Health and Social Change
Inbunden, 2008
2513 kr
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Shortlisted for the BSA Sociology of Health and Illness Book Prize 2009Traditional distinctions between the experiences of women and men are breaking down and being reconfigured in new, more complex ways. The long-established life expectancy gap between men and women appears to be closing in many …
Women's Health and Social Change
Häftad, 2008
692 kr
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Shortlisted for the BSA Sociology of Health and Illness Book Prize 2009Traditional distinctions between the experiences of women and men are breaking down and being reconfigured in new, more complex ways. The long-established life expectancy gap between men and women appears to be closing in many …
Contesting Psychiatry
Social Movements in Mental Health
Inbunden, 2005
2588 kr
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Resistance and social movements in mental health have been important in shaping current practice in both mental health and psychiatry. Contesting Psychiatry, focusing largely on the UK, examines the history of resistance to psychiatry between 1950 and 2000. Building on the author’s extensive …
Contesting Psychiatry
Social Movements in Mental Health
Häftad, 2005
787 kr
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Resistance and social movements in mental health have been important in shaping current practice in both mental health and psychiatry. Contesting Psychiatry, focusing largely on the UK, examines the history of resistance to psychiatry between 1950 and 2000. Building on the author’s extensive …
Lifestyle in Medicine
Av Emily Hansen, Gary Easthope
Inbunden, 2006
2588 kr
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In Western societies, 'lifestyle' as an explanation for health and illness has become increasingly popular. Lifestyle in Medicine explores the ambiguity of the term 'lifestyle' and the way it is conceived and applied within medicine. Based on real doctor-patient consultations and in-depth …
Lifestyle in Medicine
Av Emily Hansen, Gary Easthope
Häftad, 2006
922 kr
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In Western societies, 'lifestyle' as an explanation for health and illness has become increasingly popular. Lifestyle in Medicine explores the ambiguity of the term 'lifestyle' and the way it is conceived and applied within medicine. Based on real doctor-patient consultations and in-depth …
Medical Technologies and the Life World
The social construction of normality
Av Sonia Olin Lauritzen, Lars-Christer Hyden
Inbunden, 2006
1567 kr
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Although the use of new health technologies in healthcare and medicine is generally seen as beneficial, there has been little analysis of the impact of such technologies on people’s lives and understandings of health and illness. This ground-breaking book explores how new technologies not only …
Medical Technologies and the Life World
The social construction of normality
Av Sonia Olin Lauritzen, Lars-Christer Hyden
Häftad, 2006
488 kr
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Although the use of new health technologies in healthcare and medicine is generally seen as beneficial, there has been little analysis of the impact of such technologies on people’s lives and understandings of health and illness. This ground-breaking book explores how new technologies not only …
Medical Sociology and Old Age
Towards a sociology of health in later life
Inbunden, 2008
2588 kr
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The nature of health in later life has conventionally been studied from two perspectives. Medical sociologists have focused on the failing body, chronic illness, infirmity and mortality, while social gerontologists on the other hand have focused on the epidemiology of old age and health and social …
Medical Sociology and Old Age
Towards a sociology of health in later life
Häftad, 2008
712 kr
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The nature of health in later life has conventionally been studied from two perspectives. Medical sociologists have focused on the failing body, chronic illness, infirmity and mortality, while social gerontologists on the other hand have focused on the epidemiology of old age and health and social …
Emotional Labour in Health Care
The unmanaged heart of nursing
Inbunden, 2008
2588 kr
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Do nurses still care? In today’s inflexible, fast-paced and more accountable workplace where biomedical and clinical models dominate health care practice, is there room for emotional labour?Based on original empirical research, this book delves into personal accounts of nurses' emotion expressions …
Emotional Labour in Health Care
The unmanaged heart of nursing
Häftad, 2008
712 kr
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Do nurses still care? In today’s inflexible, fast-paced and more accountable workplace where biomedical and clinical models dominate health care practice, is there room for emotional labour?Based on original empirical research, this book delves into personal accounts of nurses' emotion expressions …
Globalisation, Markets and Healthcare Policy
Redrawing the Patient as Consumer
Av Jonathan Tritter, Meri Koivusalo m. fl.
Inbunden, 2009
2588 kr
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Although the last two decades have seen the healthcare systems of most developed countries face pressure for major reform, the impact of this reform on the relationship between empowerment, consumerism and citizen’s rights has received limited research attention. Globalisation, Markets and …
Contemporary Theorists for Medical Sociology
Inbunden, 2012
2588 kr
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Contemporary Theorists for Medical Sociology explores the work of key social theorists and the application of their ideas to issues around health and illness. Encouraging students and researchers to use mainstream sociological thought to inform and deepen their knowledge and understanding of the …
Contemporary Theorists for Medical Sociology
Häftad, 2012
757 kr
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Contemporary Theorists for Medical Sociology explores the work of key social theorists and the application of their ideas to issues around health and illness. Encouraging students and researchers to use mainstream sociological thought to inform and deepen their knowledge and understanding of the …
Globalisation, Markets and Healthcare Policy
Redrawing the Patient as Consumer
Av Jonathan Tritter, Meri Koivusalo m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
757 kr
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Although the last two decades have seen the healthcare systems of most developed countries face pressure for major reform, the impact of this reform on the relationship between empowerment, consumerism and citizen’s rights has received limited research attention. Globalisation, Markets and …
