The Social Construction Of Disease
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| Author | : Kiheung Kim |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 329 |
| Release | : 2006-11-22 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 113423712X |
A historical exploration of scientific disputes on the causation of so-called ‘prion diseases’, this fascinating book covers diseases including Scrapie, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). Firstly tracing the twentieth-century history of disease research and biomedicine, the text then focuses on the relations between scientific practice and wider social transformations, before finally building upon the sociologically informed methodological framework. Incisive and thought-provoking, The Social Construction of Disease provides a valuable contribution to that well-established tradition of social history of science, which refers primarily to the theoretical works of the sociology of scientific knowledge.
| Author | : Judith Lorber |
| Publisher | : Rowman Altamira |
| Total Pages | : 200 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| Genre | : Feminism |
| ISBN | : 0759102384 |
Judith Lorber and Lisa Jean Moore consider the interface between the social institutions of gender and Western medicine in this brief, lively textbook. They offer a distinct feminist viewpoint to analyze issues of power and politics concerning physical illness. For a creative, feminist-oriented alternative to traditional texts on medical sociology, medical anthropology, and the history of medicine, this is an ideal choice.
| Author | : Ian Hacking |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 280 |
| Release | : 1999-05-15 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 9780674812000 |
Lost in the raging debate over the validity of social construction is the question of what, precisely, is being constructed. Facts, gender, quarks, reality? Ian Hacking’s book explores an array of examples to reveal the deep issues underlying contentious accounts of reality—especially regarding the status of the natural sciences.
| Author | : Jens Lachmund |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 192 |
| Release | : 1992 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : William C. Cockerham |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 271 |
| Release | : 2013-04-03 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 9400761937 |
This book provides readers with a single source reviewing and updating sociological theory in medical or health sociology. The book not only addresses the major theoretical approaches in the field today, it also identifies the future directions these theories are likely to take in explaining the social processes affecting health and disease. Many of the chapters are written by leading medical sociologists who feature the use of theory in their everyday work, including contributions from the original theorists of fundamental causes, health lifestyles, and medicalization. Theories focusing on both agency and structure are included to provide a comprehensive account of this important area in medical sociology.
| Author | : Mikkel Borch-Jacobsen |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 288 |
| Release | : 2009-05-28 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : |
A provocative argument that mental illnesses are not diseases, but the product of varying expectations shared by therapists and patients.
| Author | : John H. Powers |
| Publisher | : John Benjamins Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 251 |
| Release | : 2008-11-12 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 9027290857 |
When the SARS virus began its spread from southern China around the world in spring 2003, it caught regional and international health officials by surprise. The SARS epidemic itself lasted for only a few months, whereas its treatment, in communicative terms, keeps providing us with important lessons that can prepare us all for the much larger pandemic that many are predicting will eventually occur. While the medical aspects of SARS are now relatively well understood, the discursive rhetorical dimensions are much less so. As an international epidemic, SARS arrived in a number of distinctive societies with the result that different communities handled the crisis in different ways, some far more effectively than others. Accordingly, the 12 chapters in The Social Construction of SARS are studies of how a major health-related crisis was understood and dealt with from a communicative perspective in such diverse places as Hong Kong, mainland China, Singapore, Taiwan, Canada and the United States during the SARS outbreak.
| Author | : Peter E. S. Freund |
| Publisher | : Pearson |
| Total Pages | : 478 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : |
For undergraduate courses in Sociology of Health and Illness, Medical Sociology, Medical Anthropology, Urban Studies, Social Medicine, and Nursing, this text presents a critical, holistic interpretation of health, illness, and human bodies that emphasizes power as a key social-structural factor in health and in societal responses to illness.
| Author | : Chloe E. Bird |
| Publisher | : Vanderbilt University Press |
| Total Pages | : 473 |
| Release | : 2010-11-29 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 0826517226 |
The latest version of an important academic resource published about once a decade since 1963
| Author | : Management Association, Information Resources |
| Publisher | : IGI Global |
| Total Pages | : 1305 |
| Release | : 2021-02-05 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 1799885992 |
In times of uncertainty and crisis, the mental health of individuals become a concern as added stressors and pressures can cause depression, anxiety, and stress. Today, especially with more people than ever experiencing these effects due to the Covid-19 epidemic and all that comes along with it, discourse around mental health has gained heightened urgency. While there have always been stigmas surrounding mental health, the continued display of these biases can add to an already distressing situation for struggling individuals. Despite the experience of mental health issues becoming normalized, it remains important for these issues to be addressed along with adequate education about mental health so that it becomes normalized and discussed in ways that are beneficial for society and those affected. Along with raising awareness of mental health in general, there should be a continued focus on treatment options, methods, and modes for healthcare delivery. The Research Anthology on Mental Health Stigma, Education, and Treatment explores the latest research on the newest advancements in mental health, best practices and new research on treatment, and the need for education and awareness to mitigate the stigma that surrounds discussions on mental health. The chapters will cover new technologies that are impacting delivery modes for treatment, the latest methods and models for treatment options, how education on mental health is delivered and developed, and how mental health is viewed and discussed. It is a comprehensive view of mental health from both a societal and medical standpoint and examines mental health issues in children and adults from all ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds and in a variety of professions, including healthcare, emergency services, and the military. This book is ideal for psychologists, therapists, psychiatrists, counsellors, religious leaders, mental health support agencies and organizations, medical professionals, teachers, researchers, students, academicians, mental health practitioners, and more.
