Medical sociology

This book explores the 'material-discursive entanglement' of how we both make the world with our words and how the materiality of the world forces us to put words on it.

Within the overlapping fields of the sociology of sport, physical education and health education, the use of critical theories and the critical research paradigm has grown in scope.

Within the overlapping fields of the sociology of sport, physical education and health education, the use of critical theories and the critical research paradigm has grown in scope.

Tie a Knot and Hang On is an analysis of mental health care work that crosses the borders of diverse sociological traditions.

Tie a Knot and Hang On is an analysis of mental health care work that crosses the borders of diverse sociological traditions.

This book is a study of the impact of professional socialization on the private and family lives of medical students.

The use of human subjects in biomedical research has increased rapidly with scientific discoveries.

The use of human subjects in biomedical research has increased rapidly with scientific discoveries.

This book is a study of the impact of professional socialization on the private and family lives of medical students.

Doctors and Rules is a unique and immensely scholarly book.

Doctors and Rules is a unique and immensely scholarly book.

The humanities in higher education are too often labeled as impractical and are not usually valued in today's marketplace.

The humanities in higher education are too often labeled as impractical and are not usually valued in today's marketplace.

This fifth edition of Where Medicine Fails, like previous editions, argues for a broader definition of society's responsibilities to the ill than is commonly perceived to be the case.

This fifth edition of Where Medicine Fails, like previous editions, argues for a broader definition of society's responsibilities to the ill than is commonly perceived to be the case.

At a time when medical care for the people of the United States is undergoing wrenching change due mainly to vast and costly technological progress, doctors have had to cede much of their initiative and responsibility to third parties.

At a time when medical care for the people of the United States is undergoing wrenching change due mainly to vast and costly technological progress, doctors have had to cede much of their initiative and responsibility to third parties.

How might we best manage those who have offended but have mental vulnerabilities?

How might we best manage those who have offended but have mental vulnerabilities?

Sexual citizenship is a powerful concept associated with debates about recognition and exclusion, agency, respect and accountability.

Sexual citizenship is a powerful concept associated with debates about recognition and exclusion, agency, respect and accountability.

This second edition, published in 1997 follows the original edition from 1981 which was the only published ethnography of medical education in the UK.

This second edition, published in 1997 follows the original edition from 1981 which was the only published ethnography of medical education in the UK.

By taking an ethnographic approach to medical travel, this important book uses critical perspectives to understand inequalities in healthcare access and delivery, including gender, class and ethnicity, and explore how these are negotiated.

By taking an ethnographic approach to medical travel, this important book uses critical perspectives to understand inequalities in healthcare access and delivery, including gender, class and ethnicity, and explore how these are negotiated.

Published in 2004, this collection will encourage and foster informed discussion of key issues as society comes to grips with the implications of genetic engineering, the mapping and sequencing of the human genome, and the advent of the post-genomic era.

Published in 2004, this collection will encourage and foster informed discussion of key issues as society comes to grips with the implications of genetic engineering, the mapping and sequencing of the human genome, and the advent of the post-genomic era.

Originally presented as papers in the 1991 British Sociological Association Conference on Health and Society, Locating Health represents a valuable addition to the 'health inequalities' debate by extending our gaze beyond the traditional locations to include place, consumption and lifestyle.

Originally presented as papers in the 1991 British Sociological Association Conference on Health and Society, Locating Health represents a valuable addition to the 'health inequalities' debate by extending our gaze beyond the traditional locations to include place, consumption and lifestyle.

First published in 1975, A Constant Burden was a truly ground-breaking text in the field of medical sociology and has since become an undisputed classic.

First published in 1975, A Constant Burden was a truly ground-breaking text in the field of medical sociology and has since become an undisputed classic.

Private Risk and Public Dangers is comprised of a collection of chapters which were originally papers presented in the 1991 British Sociological Association Conference on Health and Society, and they address a range of private risks and public dangers.

Private Risk and Public Dangers is comprised of a collection of chapters which were originally papers presented in the 1991 British Sociological Association Conference on Health and Society, and they address a range of private risks and public dangers.

Doctors and patients, inter-professional rivalries, how sociologists might tackle the study of vital topics in health - all these are enduring themes in sociology and medicine.

Doctors and patients, inter-professional rivalries, how sociologists might tackle the study of vital topics in health - all these are enduring themes in sociology and medicine.

New Directions in the Sociology of Health links a number of contemporary issues to a broader sociological framework.

New Directions in the Sociology of Health links a number of contemporary issues to a broader sociological framework.

This book provides a contemporary and comprehensive examination of cancer in everyday life, drawing on qualitative research with people living with cancer, their family members and health professionals.

This book provides a contemporary and comprehensive examination of cancer in everyday life, drawing on qualitative research with people living with cancer, their family members and health professionals.

Originally published in 1978, Health and the Division of Labour examines problems and tensions experienced in health work.

Originally published in 1978, Health and the Division of Labour examines problems and tensions experienced in health work.

Originally published in 1977, Health Care and Health Knowledge presents some of the best new work being done in the field of medical sociology.

Originally published in 1977, Health Care and Health Knowledge presents some of the best new work being done in the field of medical sociology.

Three-quarters of deaths in the U.

Three-quarters of deaths in the U.

Disability and Social Representations Theory provides theoretical and methodological knowledge to uncover the public perception of disabilities.

Disability and Social Representations Theory provides theoretical and methodological knowledge to uncover the public perception of disabilities.

Despite living in a 'globalized' world where advances in medicine, technology and science come at an ever-increasing pace, there exist staggering inequalities in health.

A new edition of a seminal textbook that offers an up-to-date, concise and theoretically and empirically informed introduction to the core issues in the sociology of health and health care.

Men drink too much alcohol, eat unhealthy food and avoid going to the doctors until they are seriously ill.