I vilken utsträckning är hälsan ojämlikt fördelad i Sverige och i övriga världen? Varför lever människor med högre social position längre än andra? Hur kan hälsan fördelas mer rättvist?Dessa är några av de frågor som denna unika svenska bok önskar b…
Over the past half-century, the social terrain of health and illness has been transformed. What were once considered normal human events and common human problems-birth, aging, menopause, alcoholism, and obesity-are now viewed as medical conditions.…
Medical Sociology is the among the largest and first subdisciplines in Sociology. It is an area of ongoing work, advancing theory, method and our substantive understanding of social life. This series brings together the newest issues and most curren…
This volume takes an interdisciplinary approach to health. It considering what the authors call the 'seven enigmas' facing the health practitioner, namely the enigmas of diagnosis; symptomology; causation; healing; prevention; intervention/treatment…
I För att bättre förstå förenas ett emotionssociologiskt perspektiv med den grundade teorins metodologi på ett offensivt forskningsfält; folkhälsovetenskap med angränsande specialområden som omvårdnad och medicinsk sociologi. Samspelet mellan emotio…
Illness, death and dying are part and parcel of human life. Despite amazing advances in medical science there is never going to be a time when we can prevent against ever having the experience of illness. This book seeks to add to the alleviation of…
Sharp, bold and engaging, this book provides a contemporary account of why medical sociology matters in our modern society. Combining theoretical and empirical perspectives, and applying the pragmatic demands of policy, this timely book explores soc…
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…
Health Sociology is a diverse and exciting area of sociological analysis, complementing biomedical models for understanding illness. Health Sociology: an Australian perspective is a fully Australian text with broad coverage of current issues in heal…
Bodies and body parts of the dead have long been considered valuable material for use in medical science. Over time and in different places, they have been dissected, autopsied, investigated, harvested for research and therapeutic purposes, collecte…
An authoritative, topical, and comprehensive reference to the key concepts and most important traditional and contemporary issues in medical sociology.* Contains 35 chapters by recognized experts in the field, both established and rising young schol…
"Har det blåst?", frågar någon en skogsägare i mars 2005. I januari samma år försvann nästan all hans skog. Stormen Gudrun drog fram med vindbyar på upp till 46 meter per sekund. Skogsägarna i Kronobergs län var särskilt drabbade. Enligt Skogsvårdso…
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 th…
Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences. This volume is part of a 2001 reissue of a…
Medicine as Culture is unlike any other sociological text on health and medicine. For many lecturers and students the book has become a classic text, which combines perspectives drawn from a wide variety of disciplines including sociology, anthropol…
Thirteen essays open an important dialogue in the emerging field of medical culture. In this ground-breaking contribution to the emerging field of medical culture, twenty-five professionals in various fields of medicine have contributed thirteen pap…
Second Opinion 4th edition is the leading health sociology textbook for Australian students. Accompanied by a comprehensive online resource centre with innovative teaching and learning materials, this outstanding teaching text introduces students to…
Medical sociology has evolved from being considered as unimportant area of enquiry to being regarded as in the centre of the study of private troubles and public issues. At the present much of what is deemed in sociology as exciting is gaining or co…
This book explores the social, political and theoretical underpinnings of the men's health field. Written by experts in the field, it provides a comprehensive understanding of the relationships between cultural understandings and health-related issu…
This volume offers interdisciplinary perspectives on contemporary biomedicine as a cultural practice. It brings together leading scholars from cultural anthropology, sociology, history, and science studies to conduct a critical dialogue on the cultu…
This textbook in the "Illustrated Colour Text" series offers an integrated treatment of sociology and psychology for medical students. It is presented in a much more colourful and graphic format than is usual for books on these two subjects. This in…
