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Social and cultural perspectives on health, technology, and medicine : old concepts, new problems / Ciara Kierans, Carol Kingdon, and Kirsten Bell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kierans, Ciara, author.
- Kingdon, Carol, author.
- Bell, Kirsten, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social medicine.
- Health--Social aspects.
- Health.
- Technology--Social aspects.
- Technology.
- Social Medicine.
- Medical Subjects:
- Social Medicine.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 153 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2016.
- Summary:
- Developments in health, science and technology have long provided fertile analytical ground for social science disciplines. This book focuses on the critical and enduring importance of core concepts in anthropology and sociology for interrogating and keeping pace with developments in the life sciences. The authors consider how transformations in medical and scientific knowledge serve to reanimate older controversies, giving new life to debates about relations between society, culture, knowledge and individuals. They reflect on the particular legacies and ongoing relevance of concepts such as 'culture', 'society', 'magic', 'production', 'kinship', 'exchange' and 'the body'. The chapters draw on the work of key historical and contemporary figures across the social sciences and include a range of illustrative case studies to explore topics such as transplant medicine, genetic counselling, cancer therapy, reproductive health and addiction. Of particular interest to students and scholars of anthropology, sociology, and science and technology studies, this volume will also be a valuable resource for those working in the fields of health and medicine. sociology, and science and technology studies, this volume will also be a valuable resource for those working in the fields of health and medicine.
- Contents:
- 1 Culture / Ciara Kiemns Kiemns, Ciara 12
- 2 Society / Carol Kingdon Kingdon, Carol 30
- 3 Magic / Kirsten Bell Bell, Kirsten 50
- 4 Production / Carol Kingdon Kingdon, Carol 68
- 5 Kinship / Kirsten Bell Bell, Kirsten 87
- 6 Exchange / Ciara Kierans Kierans, Ciara 105
- 7 The body / Ciara Kierans Kierans, Ciara, Kirsten Bell Bell, Kirsten 123.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781138941083
- 1138941085
- 9781138941106
- 1138941107
- OCLC:
- 912377871
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