Health, Medicine and Society: Key Theories, Future Agendas

By: Simon J. Williams and Jonathan Gabe and Michael Calnan

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Synopsis: Taking as its point of departure recent developments in health and social theory Health, Medicine and Society brings together a range of eminent, international scholars to reflect upon key issues at the turn of the century. Contributors draw upon a range of contemporary theories, both modernist and postmodernist, to look at the following themes: *health and social structure*the contested nature of the body*the salience of consumption and risk*the challenge of emotions Health, Medicine and Society provides a 'state-of-the-art' assessment of health related issues at the millennium and a cogent set of arguments for the centrality of health to contemporary social theory. Written in a clear, accessible style it will be ideal reading for students and researchers in health studies, public health, medical sociology, medicine and nursing.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781134598250
Related ISBNs:: 9780203463611, 9780415221368, 9780415221368, 9780415221351, 9780415221351
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 06/13/20
Copyrighted By:: Edited by Simon J.Williams, Jonathan Gabe and Michael Calnan
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Social Studies, Medicine, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Michael Calnan
Edited by:: Jonathan Gabe
Edited by:: Simon J. Williams