Handbook on the sociology of health and medicine / edited by Alan Petersen (professor of sociology, School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Australia).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Petersen, Alan, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Research handbooks in sociology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine--Sociological aspects.

Medicine.

Public health.

Social medicine.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (588 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023.

Summary:

"This timely Handbook provides an essential guide to the major topics, perspectives, and scholars in the sociology of health and medicine. Contributors prove the immense value of a sociological understanding of central health and medical concerns, including public health, the COVID-19 pandemic, and new medical technologies. Through critically analysing the wide variety of approaches taken by sociologists of health and medicine, this Handbook explores what makes the field distinctive. Chapters cover the full human life span and review key theoretical viewpoints as well as significant empirical themes, drawing on cutting-edge research. The diverse selection of contributors offer insights into important areas of health and medical development including precision medicine, epidemics and pandemics, data-intensive medicine, AI, neuroscience, and future hospitals. The chapters also examine the implications of COVID-19 across various domains of health, medicine, and healthcare. Covering key questions, debates, and emerging perspectives, this Handbook will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars in sociology, public health, and science and technology studies. It will also be an important guide for policymakers and practitioners seeking to develop effective health policies and programs"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: 1. Introduction to the handbook on the sociology of health and medicine / Alan Petersen

Part I. Major theoretical influences and perspectives

2. Constructing the boundaries of health sociology / Fran Collyer

3. Critical theories in sociologies of health and medicine / Graham Scambler

4. New materialist perspectives on health, illness and health care / Nick J. Fox

5. Sociologies of health and gender / Ellen Annandale

6. Biomedicalisation revisited: Concepts and practices / Adele E. Clarke, Melanie Jeske, Janet K. Shim, and Laura Mamo

7. Health inequalities / Kevin Dew and Sarah Donovan

8. Illness narratives: From analysis to answerability / Danielle Spencer and Arthur Frank

Part II. Significant empirical research themes

9. Young people and the sociology of chronic illness: Meanings, management and consequences / Jonathan Gabe and Lee F. Monaghan

10. The sociology of mental health and illness / Joan Busfield

11. Pharmaceuticalisation: Origins, drivers and new developments / Jonathan Gabe and Paul Martin

12. Sociological approaches to the gendering of emotions in health and illness / Gillian Bendelow and Alison Phipps

13. Sociology of the medical profession and para-professions / Will Schupmann and Stefan Timmermans

14. Health, society and social suffering / Iain Wilkinson

15. Sociologies of food and eating / Anne Murcott

16. Diagnosis / Annemarie Jutel

17. The media politics of health, illness and healthcare / Alison Anderson

18. The sociology of bioethics / Raymond De Vries

19. Antimicrobial resistance: Discourse, practice and relating / Nik Brown

20. Sociologies of public health and health promotion / Judith Green and Cristian Montenegro

21. Risk and health / Andy Alaszewski

22. Ageing / Paul Higgs and Chris Gilleard

23. Racism and racialisation in healthcare settings / Sarah Hamed and Hannah Bradby

24. Disability and the sociology of health and illness / Gareth M. Thomas

25. Sociology of the pregnant and birthing body / Mandie Scamell and Andy Alaszewski

26. Sleep, health and medicine: Sociological agendas / Simon J. Williams, Catherine Coveney and Robert Meadows

27. Sociological contributions to the study of death in health and medicine / Glenys Caswell

Part III. Emerging topics and perspectives

28. Sociologies of precision medicine / Barbara Prainsack

29. The sociology of epidemics and pandemics / Robert Dingwall

30. Data-intensive medicine / Klaus Hoeyer

31. Artificial intelligence for long-term care in later life / Barbara Barbosa Neves and Maho Omori

32. Digital health: Practices and infrastructures / Benjamin Marent and Henriette Langstrup

33. Neuroscience, novelty, and the sociology of the brain / Martyn Pickersgill

34. Hospitals of the future / John Gardner

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781839104756 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.