Health Care and Health Knowledge

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

List of contents

Introduction 1. Images of Pregnancy in Antenatal Literature 2. Old Age as a Problem 3. Therapeutic Optimism and Treatment of the Insane 4. The Reproduction of Medical Knowledge 5. Social Control Rituals in Medicine 6. Everyday and Medical Knowledge in Categorising Patients 7. Magical Elements in Orthodox Medicine 8. When Was Your Last Period? 9. Policy and Practice in Paramedical Organisation Contributors

About the author

Robert Dingwall, Christian Heath, Stacey Margaret, Margaret Reid

Summary

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

Product details

• Authors: Robert Heath Dingwall
• Assisted by: Robert Dingwall (Editor), Christian Heath (Editor), Heath Christian (Editor), Margaret Reid (Editor), Reid Margaret (Editor), Margaret Stacey (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9781138488908
• ISBN: 978-1-138-48890-8
• No. of pages: 204
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: British Sociological Association; Routledge Library Editions: British Sociological Association
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Illness & addiction: social aspects, Medical Sociology, Health, illness or addiction: social aspects