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Contemporary theorists for medical sociology / edited by Graham Scambler.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Critical studies in health and society.
- Critical studies in health and society
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social medicine.
- Public welfare.
- Sociology--Philosophy.
- Sociology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (217 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Contemporary Theorists for Medical Sociology explores the work of key social theorists and the application of their ideas to issues around health and illness. Encouraging students and researchers to use mainstream sociological thought to inform and deepen their knowledge and understanding of the many arenas of health and healthcare, this text discusses and critically reviews the work of several influential contemporary thinkers, including - Foucault, Bauman, Habermas, Luhmann, Bourdieu, Merleau-Ponty, Wallerstein, Archer, Deleuze, Guattari, and Castells. Each chapter
- Contents:
- Introduction theory, theorists and the sociology of health / Graham Scambler
- Foucault, health and healthcare / Alan Petersen Chapter
- Consuming bodies : Zygmunt Bauman on the difference between fitness and health / Paul Higgs
- Jurgen Habermas : politics and morality in health and medicine / Gemma Edwards
- Luhmann's social systems theory, health and illness / Barry Gibson and Olga Boiko
- Bourdieu and the impact of health and illness in the lifeworld / Sasha Scambler
- Merleau-Ponty, medicine and the body / Nick Crossley
- World system theory and the epidemiological transition / Martin Hyde And Anthony Rosie
- Archer, morphogenesis and the role of agency in the sociology of health inequalities / Graham Scambler
- Deleuze and Guattari / Nick Fox
- Health and medicine in the information age : Castells, informational capitalism and the network society / Simon Williams.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-136-33423-8
- 1-280-68443-7
- 9786613661371
- 1-136-33424-6
- 0-203-12268-2
- 9780203122686
- OCLC:
- 804662878
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