Health and the Construction of the Individual

First published in 2002, this is a social study of social science. It focuses particularly on constructions of the individual in health-related psychology and sociology. The results provide a unique insight into the transformation of the individual as an ever-changing self, from both a historical and social constructionist perspective.

List of contents

List of Illustrations. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction: Towards a Social Study of Social Science 2. Theory as Data: The Example of Health and Risk 3. Methodology as Data: The Example of Sex Research 4. Measurement as Data: The Example of Health Status 5. The Rhetorical Challenge to Biomedicine 6. Defining the Individual/Social Boundary 7. Who is the Late Twentieth-Century Individual? The Example of Diet 8. Health and the Construction of the Individual: Concluding Remarks. References. Index.

Product details

• Authors: Jane Ogden, Ogden Jane
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.08.2025
• EAN: 9781032546179
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3254617-9
• No. of pages: 136
• Series: Psychology Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, MEDICAL / Public Health, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, Health psychology, Social, group or collective psychology, Medical Sociology