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The sociology of risk has only recently started to influence work in the area of health, illness and medicine and has considerable explanatory potential. Medicine, Health and Risk illustrates the value of this approach by providing case studies and overviews of health risks from medical interventions, occupational practices, social and domestic life and environmental hazards.
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Health and the Sociology of Emotions offers an appraisal of the current lively debates which challenge the contribution of the sociology of emotion to health, and of sociology of health and illness to a sociological understanding of emotion.
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Contributors examine the relationship between science and clinical practice; the development, assessment and regulation of health care technologies; and the implications of the 'new genetics'.
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Leading researchers in the social sciences describe and explain the unequal chances of long and healthy life between social groups, ethnic groups, men and women and geographical areas.
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With the advent of the Human Genome Project, the new genetics has moved to the cutting edge of science and medicine. The development and use of such genetics will have a profound impact on our understanding of disease and behaviour. This volume presents new sociological research which explores the structure andproduction of genetic knowledge, its social meaning, impact and implication s for society.
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Rethinking the Sociology of Mental Health is a collection of original papers introducing new ways of thinking sociologically about the terrain of mental health. There are more general papers about mental health and mental health policy and papers about specific types of mental illness and particular policy issues such as dangerousness.
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Medical Work, Medical Knowledge and Health Care
A Sociology of Health and Illness Reader
Häftad, Engelska, 2005
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This Reader introduces students of sociology and health care to the changing fields of medical knowledge and medical work. Provides a chronicle of reseach in the field of medical knowledge, medical work and health care over the past 25 years. Summarises changes in how health care was delivered and how medical knowledge and practice were conceptualised over this period. Section introductions by the editors situate the articles within a wider body of literature. A valuable resource for student of sociiology, social policy, social work, health policy or health care.
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This volume contributes to the ongoing debate about healthcare rationing by bringing together case studies of resource allocation at different levels of the healthcare system. Drawing on research from the United Kingdom, Europe and North America, it examines issues such as prioritisation and access to care in a range of hospital and community settings.
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Sociology of Medical Screening
Critical Perspectives, New Directions
Häftad, Engelska, 2012
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The Sociology of Medical Screening: Critical Perspectives, New Directions presents a series of readings that provide an up-to-date overview of the diverse sociological issues relating to population-based medical screening. Features new research data in most of the contributionsIncludes contributions from eminent sociologists such as David Armstrong, Stefan Timmermans, and Alison PilnickRepresents one of the only collections to specifically address the sociology of medical screening
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Infectious disease pandemics are a rising threat in our globalizing world. This agenda-setting collection provides international analysis of the pressing sociological concerns they confront us with, from cross-border coordination of public health governance to geopolitical issues of development and social equity. Focuses on vital sociological issues raised by resurgent disease pandemicsDetailed analysis of case studies as well as broader, systemic factorsContributions from North America, Europe and Asia provide international perspectiveBold, agenda-setting treatment of a high-profile topic
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A wide range of international contributions draw on theoretical and empirical sources to explore whether alternatives exist to both conceptualise and conduct research into what people do and don’t do, in relation to their health and experiences of illness. Presents a collection of international contributions that complement, as well as critique, dominant conceptualisations of health behaviourIncludes a wide range of both theoretical perspectives and empirical casesReasserts the unique contribution social sciences can make to health researchChallenges assumptions about the usefulness of the concept of health behaviourA timely publication given the rise of chronic and lifestyle diseases and the resulting changes in global health agendas
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This book brings together new and leading scholars, who demonstrate the importance of research with children and from a child perspective, allowing for a fuller understanding of the meaning and impact of health and illness in children’s lives. Demonstrates the importance of research with children and research from a child perspective, in order to fully understand the meaning and impact of health and illness in children’s livesEncourages critical reflection on contemporary health policy and its relationships to culturally specific ways of knowing and understanding children’s healthBrings together new and leading scholars in the field of children’s health and illnessMoves the highly important issue of children’s health into the mainstream sociology of health and illness
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The Sociology of Healthcare Safety and Quality presents a series of research-informed readings on the sociological contributions of technologies, practices, experiences, and organizational quality and safety across a range of healthcare contexts. Represents the first collection of peer-reviewed research articles showcasing ways that sociology can contribute to the ongoing policy concern of healthcare safety and qualityFeatures original contributions from leading experts in healthcare related fields from three continentsReveals the state-of-the art in sociological analyses of contemporary healthcare safety and quality along with future directions in the fieldOffers sociological insights from the perspectives of managers, clinicians, and patients
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A groundbreaking exploration of the sociology of dementia — with contributions from distinguished international scholars and practitioners. Organised around the four themes of personhood, care, social representations and social differentiationProvides a critical look at dementia and demonstrates how sociology and other disciplines can help us understand its social context as well as the challenges it posesContributing authors explore the social terrain, responding in part, to Paul Higgs’ and Chris Gilleard’s highly influential work on ageingBreaks new ground in giving specific attention to the social and cultural dimensions of responses to dementia
Materialities of Care
Encountering Health and Illness Through Artefacts and Architecture
Häftad, Engelska, 2018
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Materialities of Care addresses the role of material culture within health and social care encounters, including everyday objects, dress, furniture and architecture. Makes visible the mundane and often unnoticed aspects of material culture and attends to interrelations between materials and care in practiceExamines material practice across a range of clinical and non-clinical spaces including hospitals, hospices, care homes, museums, domestic spaces and community spaces such as shops and tenement stairwellsAddresses fleeting moments of care, as well as choreographed routines that order bodies and materialsFocuses on practice and relations between materials and care as ongoing, emergent and processualInternational contributions from leading scholars draw attention to methodological approaches for capturing the material and sensory aspects of health and social care encounters
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This book is a collection of the best contemporary studies on health and the media. A collection of the best contemporary studies on health and the media. Brings together perspectives from media studies and medical sociology. Illuminates the influence that the mass media have on health beliefs and behaviour, and on health care practices and policy-making. Covers previously neglected areas, such as the role of the Internet, studies of production and reception, and the reporting of health care policies. Points the way forward for future developments in this exciting new field.
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This book represents the first collection of research on health social movements. Demonstrates that health social movements are an innovative and powerful form of political action. Brings together the study of health and illness with social movement theory in order to establish a basis for the study of health social movements. Covers disease-based movements focused on diseases such as Alzheimer’s and breast cancer. Also addresses issue-based movements such as the pro-choice movement, the movement for complementary and alternative medicine, and movements around stem cell research. Illustrates the value of interdisciplinary approaches to studying health social movements.
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This book presents an international snapshot of the social organisation of healthcare. Papers describe major trends in healthcare in Australia, Canada, Finland, the Netherlands, South America, UK and the USA Subjects addressed include new models of organisational governance, new medical technologies, and the promotion of private health insurance. Highlights convergence and divergence across national and international contexts Fosters links between organisational studies and medical sociology. Points to new research directions and developments.
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View From Here
Bioethics and the Social Sciences
Häftad, Engelska, 2007
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This book is a comprehensive exploration of the relationship between the social sciences and the appearance and growth of bioethics, and provides new analysis on how ordinary questions become “bioethical” questions. Provides new analysis on the variations between different countries and their health systems Questions why some bioethical issues fail to attract the attention of bioethicists Investigates the effect of the rise of bioethics in the field of medical sociology An essential text for medical sociologists, medical anthropologists, bioethicists, and to the increasingly large audience of those interested in the relationship between the social sciences and bioethics
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Ethnicity, Health and Health Care
Understanding Diversity, Tackling Disadvantage
Häftad, Engelska, 2008
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This volume considers the implications of national and international social, political, and economic realities for health and health care provision to minority ethnic groups. Addresses continuity and change in debates on ethnicity, health, and health careConsiders the implications of national and international social, political, and economic realities for health and health care provision to minority ethnic groupsRepresents the experiences of settled and new minority ethnic groups, refugees, and asylum seekers across the worldIncludes international comparisons between Caribbean migrants to the US and UK, the provision of interpreters in general practice and the variations in uptake of disability living allowance across ethnic groups
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Pharmaceuticals and Society
Critical Discourses and Debates
Häftad, Engelska, 2009
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Drawing on the latest international sociological research, this monograph takes a critical look at contemporary developments, discourses, and debate on pharmaceuticals and society. Key issues covered include pharmaceuticals and medicalization and the science and politics of drug development, testing, and regulation Investigates the constructions of pharmaceuticals in professional and popular culture and the meaning and use of medications in everyday life Investigates pharmaceuticals, consumerism, and citizenship and the impact of innovation and expectations regarding pharmaceutical futures Written in a lively, accessible style, with many engaging and important insights from key international figures in the field
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Communication in Healthcare Settings
Policy, Participation and New Technologies
Häftad, Engelska, 2010
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This book presents an international snapshot of communication in healthcare settings and examines how policies, procedures and technological developments influence day to day practice. Brings together a series of papers describing features of healthcare interaction in settings in Australasia, the U.S.A, continental Europe and the UKContains original research data from previously under-studied settings including professions allied to medicine, telephone-mediated interactions and secondary careContributors draw on the established conversation analytic literature on healthcare interaction and broaden its scope by applying it to professionals other than doctors in primary careExamines how issues relating to policy, procedure or technology are negotiated and managed throughout daily healthcare practice
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Technogenarians
Studying Health and Illness Through an Ageing, Science, and Technology Lens
Häftad, Engelska, 2010
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Technogenarians investigates the older person?s experiences of health, illness, science, and technology. It presents a greater theoretical and empirical understanding of the biomedical aspects of aging bodies, minds, and emotions, and the rise of gerontechnology industries and professions. A unique scholarly investigation into elders as technology usersEmphasizes the need to put aging, science, and technology in the center of analyses of health and illnessExplores the rise of gerontechnology industries and professionsOffers a critical study of the transformation of aging bodies, minds, and emotions into medical problems in need of medical solutions Combines two scholarly areas - Science and Technology Studies and the Sociology of Aging, Health, and Illness - to produce innovative scholarship
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Body Work in Health and Social Care
Critical Themes, New Agendas
Häftad, Engelska, 2011
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The first book to fully explore the multiple ways in which body work features in health and social care and the meanings of this work both for those employed to do it and those on whose bodies they work. Explores the commonalities between different sectors of work, including those outside health and social careContributions come from an international range of expertsDraws on perspectives from across the medical, therapeutic, and care fieldsIncorporates a variety of methodological approaches, from life history analysis to ethnographic studies and first person accounts