Health, Medicine and Society : Key Theories, Future Agendas
Simon Williams
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.
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Godina:
2000
Izdanje:
1st
Izdavač:
Routledge
Jezik:
english
Strane:
384
ISBN 10:
0415221366
ISBN 13:
9780415221368
Fajl:
PDF, 1.41 MB
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english, 2000