Medical sociology

From remote antiquity to contemporary contexts, food and the 'stuff' of food remains central to people's daily experiences as well as their sense and expression of identity.

Originally published in 1990.

Originally published in 1990.

This book demonstrates the political potential of mainstream theatre in the US at the end of the twentieth century, tracing ideological change over time in the reception of US mainstream plays taking HIV/AIDS as their topic from 1985 to 2000.

This book demonstrates the political potential of mainstream theatre in the US at the end of the twentieth century, tracing ideological change over time in the reception of US mainstream plays taking HIV/AIDS as their topic from 1985 to 2000.

This collection is dedicated to the diagnostic moment and its unrivaled influence on encompassment and exclusion in health care.

This collection is dedicated to the diagnostic moment and its unrivaled influence on encompassment and exclusion in health care.

Religion and Psychoanalysis in India questions the assumptions of an established scientific, evidence-based global mental health paradigm by examining the practices of faith-based healing.

Religion and Psychoanalysis in India questions the assumptions of an established scientific, evidence-based global mental health paradigm by examining the practices of faith-based healing.

Physical activity, inactivity and their relationship to health are serious concerns for governments around the world.

Physical activity, inactivity and their relationship to health are serious concerns for governments around the world.

Law, Immunization and the Right to Die focuses on the urgent matter of legal appeals and judicial decisions on assisted death.

Law, Immunization and the Right to Die focuses on the urgent matter of legal appeals and judicial decisions on assisted death.

Obesity is a global public health problem of crucial importance.

Obesity is a global public health problem of crucial importance.

Online genetic testing services are increasingly being offered to consumers who are becoming exposed to, and knowledgeable about, new kinds of genetic technologies, as the launch of a 23andme genetic testing product in the UK testifies.

Online genetic testing services are increasingly being offered to consumers who are becoming exposed to, and knowledgeable about, new kinds of genetic technologies, as the launch of a 23andme genetic testing product in the UK testifies.

First published in 1985, this book considers the financial consequences of parents and other relatives caring for severely disabled children at home.

First published in 1985, this book considers the financial consequences of parents and other relatives caring for severely disabled children at home.

First published in 1990, this book was the first informed study to focus on care within the voluntary sector.

First published in 1990, this book was the first informed study to focus on care within the voluntary sector.

First published in 1986, this study explores the increased public concern with policies of 'community care' and their effects on informal carers, at that time.

First published in 1986, this study explores the increased public concern with policies of 'community care' and their effects on informal carers, at that time.

First published in 1989, this book is about integrating or mainstreaming policies, looking specifically at how to improve circumstances for schoolchildren with disabilities or handicaps, and their teachers.

First published in 1989, this book is about integrating or mainstreaming policies, looking specifically at how to improve circumstances for schoolchildren with disabilities or handicaps, and their teachers.

The British National Health Service celebrated its thirtieth birthday in 1978.

The British National Health Service celebrated its thirtieth birthday in 1978.

The fitness industry is experiencing a new boom characterized by the proliferation of interactive and customizable technology, from exercise-themed video games to smartphone apps to wearable fitness trackers.

Who am I?

Who am I?

Psychological resilience has emerged as a highly significant area of research and practice in recent years, finding applications with a broad range of different groups in many settings.

This volume traces the complex reasons behind the disturbing discrepancy between the health and well-being of children in mainstream Australia and those in remote Indigenous communities.

This volume traces the complex reasons behind the disturbing discrepancy between the health and well-being of children in mainstream Australia and those in remote Indigenous communities.

Psychological resilience has emerged as a highly significant area of research and practice in recent years, finding applications with a broad range of different groups in many settings.

Nominated for the Foundation of Sociology of Health and Illness Book Prize 2018In the UK and beyond, Down's syndrome screening has become a universal programme in prenatal care.

Nominated for the Foundation of Sociology of Health and Illness Book Prize 2018In the UK and beyond, Down's syndrome screening has become a universal programme in prenatal care.

There is a widespread interest in wellbeing, the healthy body and public health.

There is a widespread interest in wellbeing, the healthy body and public health.

Social media has helped boost the culture of intoxication, a central aspect of young people's social lives in many Western countries.

Social media has helped boost the culture of intoxication, a central aspect of young people's social lives in many Western countries.

This book critically explores from a comparative international perspective the role medicine plays in constructing and managing natural and social risks, including those belonging to modern medical technology and expertise.

This book critically explores from a comparative international perspective the role medicine plays in constructing and managing natural and social risks, including those belonging to modern medical technology and expertise.

This highly original work examines the rise of the urban food planning movement in the Global North and provides insights into the new relationship between cities and food which has started developing over the past decade.

This book examines the relationship between media and medicine, considering the fundamental role of news coverage in constructing wider cultural understandings of health and disease.

Theoretically informed and empirically grounded, Rethinking Obesity invites readers to reconsider the medical and public health framing of population weight (gain) as a massive global problem, epidemic or crisis.

Theoretically informed and empirically grounded, Rethinking Obesity invites readers to reconsider the medical and public health framing of population weight (gain) as a massive global problem, epidemic or crisis.

This book examines the relationship between media and medicine, considering the fundamental role of news coverage in constructing wider cultural understandings of health and disease.

This book is the first comprehensive study of rare disorders from a historical, political, and social perspective.

First published in 1973, this book considers the differences between mainstream schools and special educational needs schools, for children with learning disabilities.

First published in 1973, this book considers the differences between mainstream schools and special educational needs schools, for children with learning disabilities.