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Medicine, Health and Risk
Sociological Approaches
Av Gabe, Jonathan Gabe
Häftad, 1995
294 kr
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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 …
Health and the Sociology of Emotions
Häftad, 1997
294 kr
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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.
Sociology of Medical Science and Technology
Häftad, 1997
294 kr
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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'.
Sociology of Health Inequalities
Av BARTLEY, Mel Bartley m. fl.
Häftad, 1998
294 kr
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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.
Sociological Perspectives on the New Genetics
Häftad, 1999
294 kr
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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 …
Rethinking the Sociology of Mental Health
Häftad, 2001
294 kr
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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 …
Medical Work, Medical Knowledge and Health Care
A Sociology of Health and Illness Reader
Häftad, 2005
352 kr
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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 …
Rationing
Constructed Realities and Professional Practices
Av Ted Hughes, Light m. fl.
Häftad, 2002
294 kr
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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 …
From Health Behaviours to Health Practices
Critical Perspectives
Av Simon Cohn
Häftad, 2014
607 kr
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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 …
Children, Health and Well-being
Policy Debates and Lived Experience
Av Geraldine Brady, Pam Lowe m. fl.
Häftad, 2015
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305 kr
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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 …
Sociology of Healthcare Safety and Quality
Av Davina Allen, Jeffrey Braithwaite m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
305 kr
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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 …
Ageing, Dementia and the Social Mind
Häftad, 2017
305 kr
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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 …
Materialities of Care
Encountering Health and Illness Through Artefacts and Architecture
Av Christina Buse, Daryl Martin m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
301 kr
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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 …
Health and the Media
Av Seale, Clive Seale
Häftad, 2004
294 kr
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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 …
Social Movements in Health
Av Phillip Brown, Zavestoski m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
286 kr
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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 …
Social Organisation of Healthcare Work
Häftad, 2006
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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 …
View From Here
Bioethics and the Social Sciences
Av Raymond De Vries, Leigh Turner m. fl.
Häftad, 2007
286 kr
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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 …
Ethnicity, Health and Health Care
Understanding Diversity, Tackling Disadvantage
Häftad, 2008
297 kr
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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 …
Pharmaceuticals and Society
Critical Discourses and Debates
Av Professor Williams, Simon J., Angela Williams m. fl.
Häftad, 2009
294 kr
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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, …
Communication in Healthcare Settings
Policy, Participation and New Technologies
Av PILNICK, Alison Pilnick m. fl.
Häftad, 2010
305 kr
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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 …
Body Work in Health and Social Care
Critical Themes, New Agendas
Av Julia Twigg, Carol Wolkowitz m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
305 kr
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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 …
Sociology of Medical Screening
Critical Perspectives, New Directions
Av Natalie Armstrong, Helen Eborall
Häftad, 2012
254 kr
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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 …
Pandemics and Emerging Infectious Diseases
The Sociological Agenda
Av Robert Dingwall, Robert Dingwall m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
254 kr
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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 …
Technogenarians
Studying Health and Illness Through an Ageing, Science, and Technology Lens
Av Kelly Joyce, Meika Loe
Häftad, 2010
254 kr
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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 …
